The Pension & Benefits Committee recently reviewed the maxima corresponding with retiree life, extended health, and dental benefit provisions and approved the following changes effective January 1st, 2017:
As of September 1, 2016, an Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) through Homewood Health is available for eligible active employees and their dependents. To access EFAP, individuals can call 1.800.663.1142 or visit the Homeweb website.
Full details about the program’s design are available on the EAP website including a recording of one of the recent information sessions that were available to support the program launch.
myHRinfo will be unavailable on Thursday December 22nd from 7 am to 8 am for scheduled maintenance.
iCIMS (job postings, and hiring manager portal) will be unavailable on Saturday December 3rd from 5 am to 7 am for scheduled maintenance.
The minimum wage rates in Ontario are increasing effective October 1, 2016, as summarized in the following table:
Human Resources is launching a new talent acquisition system to support the hiring of Staff and CUPE employees.
Beginning today, all recruitment requests for mission critical net-new, replacement and secondment Staff, and CUPE roles will be processed through the UWaterloo Talent Acquisition System (iCIMS).
Additional functionality has been added to myHRinfo to enable individuals to complete their TD1 tax credit forms on-line through self-service in myHRinfo. This functionality allows users to view the status of their current submission, have a history of any previous submissions and receive a confirmation e-mail when the submission has been processed. An additional login is required for e-signature purposes after the submit button has been clicked to confirm the submission is accurate.
myHRinfo will be unavailable on Thursday August 25th from 6 am to 9 am for scheduled maintenance.
Over the next several weeks, Human Resources is conducting a campus-wide survey in order to gain a better understanding of employee satisfaction with the services it provides. In order to establish the baselines measurements as we strive to meet our vision and mission, we need your help. Your opinions are essential to the Human Resources department’s ability to meet its goals and objectives, identify gaps, and use the data to generate improvements.
On Wednesday, August 17th, the Human Resources department will be launching a new UWaterloo Talent Acquisition System (iCIMS) to enhance the user experience for campus hiring managers, approvers, candidates and the Talent Acquisition Staff. The new system will support staff, CUPE, and secondment roles. Faculty roles will not be impacted. Changes to how we recruit our talent are aligned to the strategic goal of being a destination of choice for superior individuals seeking employment.