News

The web form to collect information for the second stage of the Staff Life Cycle is now closed.

The coordinators of the Staff Life Cycle project, Terry McMahon, Dean of Science, and Bruce Mitchell, interim Associate Provost, Human Resources, and the UWSA  thank you for your participation in providing feedback regarding: recruitment, career path & skills development, the USG classification system and our compensation system.

Staff Life Cycle: Project Update

The Staff Life Cycle project is nearing the end of stage 1 and preparing for stage 2.

In October 2012, the UWSA contracted professional advice from Eckler Ltd. regarding proposed pension plan changes (PDF) that were being recommended to the Board of Governors on October 30, 2012.

We want to hear from you!

The UWSA will be conducting a Staff Engagement Survey to help with its strategic planning and to identify general staff concerns that we can work towards improving.

Staff Life Cycle Project: Communications Update

The purpose of the Staff Life Cycle project is to identify goals and related initiatives that will contribute to making uWaterloo a highly attractive destination for staff, including members of CUPE, and to facilitating continuous development and growth of staff once they begin employment at uWaterloo.

On October 30, 2012, UWSA director Carlos Mendes presented a statement to the Board of Governors expressing concerns about some of the proposed changes to the university's pension plan. See the Daily Bulletin from November 5, 2012 for more details.

The University of Waterloo Staff Association Executive continues to review proposed changes to the Waterloo Pension Plan.  The effort, time, and commitment by the Pension and Benefits Committee to meeting the Government of Canada regulations have been remarkable.

Contingent On Funding Positions to Get Coverage Under Section 7 and Appendix B of Policy 18: Staff Employment

This post is a “reprint” of an article published in the August 2011 edition of the UWSA Staff News. While the Staff News is already available online, given the interest in the article, I am re-posting it in our blog to make it easier for UWSA members (and others) to find and link to.

TEN THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE I FOUND OUT I WAS LOSING MY JOB