News

The Pension & Benefits Committee has approved the following changes effective January 1^st, 2023:

As we approach the end of the year, the official change in our benefit plan provider from Canada Life to Green Shield Canada (GSC) on January 1, 2023 is fast approaching. As part of our communication and change management plan to support our employees with this transition, welcome kits from GSC have been mailed to your home address on file with the University.  

• Employees participating in benefits should ensure their address on Workday is current
• Your new Green Shield Canada membership kits and ID cards will be mailed based on the address on file
• Please update your address in Workday before November 21

On January 1, 2023, the University’s provider for extended health and dental benefits is changing from Canada Life to Green Shield Canada. Welcome kits with new benefit ID cards will be delivered to home addresses of plan members (eligible employees and retirees) by Green Shield Canada in early December 2022.

• Staff continue to have two choices for performance documentation
• We have updated the performance summary form for 2022
• Supporting resources are available on the HR website to assist you
• Workshop sessions to support supervisors and employees are available

The annual performance appraisal season for 2022 for University of Waterloo staff employees has begun.

On January 1, 2023, the University’s benefit provider for extended health and dental benefits is changing from Canada Life to Green Shield Canada. 

The minimum wage rates in Ontario are increasing on October 1, 2022 as summarized in the following table:

From:   Michelle Hollis, Acting Associate Provost, Human Resources

Today marks the first day of National Payroll Week which occurs each September in Canada to celebrate payroll professionals and to highlight their impactful roles.

A message from Human Resources:

• Each summer our extended health and dental benefits provider requires confirmation of eligible overage dependent children to properly resolve adjudicate claims.
• Employees with dependent(s) who will be between the ages of 21 and 25 during the upcoming Academic year (September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023) are asked to review and update their dependent’s student status in Workday.

What you need to do: To ensure continued coverage for your dependent(s) please log in to Workday to review and update their student status no later than August 19, 2022. For detailed instructions, please refer to the Workday User Guide for Overage Dependents posted on the Workday resources website.

A message from Human Resources