We are pleased to advise you of the following:

Academic Staff
Most Academic Staff (Faculty, Librarians and Counsellors) are entitled to two months vacation, as scheduled by their manager.

For the majority of academic staff, the two month 2015 summer vacation period is as follows:
Begins          - Monday, June 29
Ends             - Friday, August 28

Faculty are expected to return on Monday, August 31, 2015.  Classes begin on Tuesday, September  8, 2015.

A Dean, Associate Dean or School Head may arrange alternative dates for vacation periods for academic staff, depending upon the academic and operational requirements of a program.

Support Staff
Vacations are scheduled using the following guidelines:

1. Support Staff are entitled to three (3) consecutive weeks of vacation unless otherwise agreed to by their managers, but there is no guarantee that these three weeks can be scheduled during the summer months;
2. The vacation period of July and August, is to be shared fairly amongst all employees.  Recognizing operational needs may preclude certain vacation requests, the College will endeavour to accommodate all staff vacation requests. Support Staff are required to submit their vacation preferences to their manager by March 2, 2015;      
3. Support Staff may carry over up to 15 days of vacation as of June 30th of each year, subject to an agreement with their manager to schedule the carryover days in the following year; 
4. The College maintains a practice of not replacing staff while they are on vacation. 

Administrative Staff

Administrative Staff are expected to co-ordinate their planned vacation with their Department Head by March 2, 2015, giving consideration to operational needs.  Administrative Staff may carry over, up to a maximum of 15 days of vacation as of August 31st of each year with approval by their Department Head.

SUMMER HOURS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE

Summer Hours

• During the period, May to August, where operationally feasible, Deans, Directors and School Heads have the authority to establish summer working hours for their employees, which vary from regular operating hours.
• Summer hours usually mean that employees continue to work their full number of hours each week, but may start and finish earlier or later in the day.  Managers need to ensure that regular customer service is maintained when considering requests for summer hours.  Arrangements for summer working hours are approved at the discretion of the manager.

Leaves of Absence

• In addition to any vacation time, Support Staff may request an unpaid leave of absence during the May to August summer period.  Leaves of absence may be scheduled as weeks off or as days per week off (e.g., working a four day week).  Approvals of such leaves are subject to the operational requirements of the division/department.
• Due to changes in the pension plan, effective July 1, 2012   all unpaid leaves periods can be purchased by the employee at 100% cost to the employee . If the employee chooses to carry benefits, the cost is 100% paid by the employee.  Call Joanne Baker, HR Services, at extension 4023 for details.
• Requests for a Summer Leave of Absence are to be submitted in writing to your manager.  If the request can be accommodated, the employee's letter and a HRIN identifying the leave of absence arrangements are to be sent to HR Services.  HR Services will confirm the salary arrangements with the manager and the employee.
• We would like to wish all staff a pleasant vacation and enjoyable summer.  Should there be any questions regarding the scheduling, or taking of vacation, or the observance of holidays, please contact your HR Manager, Cathy Brown at extension 4158, Jennifer Cosway at extension 3325, Eloise Etcubanez at extension 4021 or Christy Lihou at extension 4225

COLLEGE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The College will be closed on the following College Holidays during 2015:         

• Family Day           - Monday, February 16
• Good Friday          - Friday, April 3
• *Victoria Day         - Monday, May 18
• *Canada Day         - Wednesday, July 1
• *Civic Holiday         - Monday, August 3
• Labour Day             - Monday, September 7
• Thanksgiving           -Monday, October 12

*Early Friday Closings

• In the summer of 2015, staff scheduled to work, will be allowed to leave one and a half hours (1.5) early on Friday, May 15, prior to Victoria Day, on Friday, June 26, prior to Canada Day and on Friday, July 31 prior to the Civic Holiday, subject to the operational requirements of the division/department.
• Staff required to work full hours on any of the early closing days shall be given one and a half hours (1.5) off on another day during the summer, to be scheduled by the manager of the area.
• Overtime pay on the early closing days shall apply only in situations where employees are required to work beyond their regular number of work hours and have the approval of their Manager.

Public Holiday Pay

• Staff required to work on a public holiday shall be paid time and one half for each hour worked, plus holiday pay.
• Part-time staff may be eligible for public holiday pay, plus time and one half pay, for hours worked on any public holiday.  To qualify for public holiday pay, part-time employees must have worked on their scheduled day of work preceding and following the recognized holiday.
• Payment of all part-time staff who work irregular hours shall be equal to the total amount of regular wages and vacation pay payable to the employee in the four work weeks before the work week in which the public holiday occurred, divided by 20.
• Any questions, please contact Sherry Fast at extension 5089.

Applied Technology Celebrates National Engineering Month The School of Applied Technology hosted its Annual Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Career Event on March 25th. This event is held each March in recognition of National Engineering Month, and is designed to connect students with employers with hiring needs, as well as help raise student awareness of technical career options available to them.

The event had a strong employer and student turnout. Over 200 WORK2LEARN (Work Placement) students attended, along with students from the Project Management, Supply Chain Management and Wireless Postgraduate programs. Employers were grateful for the setup help from the Student Volunteers, and they were very impressed with the level of preparation, attitude and enthusiasm of Diploma students in particular, who plan to participate in a work placement this summer.

One employer emailed: “Thank you so much for inviting me. I had a great time. I loved the hospitality. Your volunteers were amazing!! So welcoming.”

Applied Technology was proud to welcome a broad cross-section of organizations: Ampere Ltd, Atlantic Packaging Products, Bell Technical Solutions, Club Coffee, DPM Energy, emergiTEL, Experteers, GWI Telecom, HME Home Medical Equipment Mobility Homag Canada, Lineman’s Testing Laboratories, Lumenix, Memofix Hightech Services, Modatek Systems/Magna, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Multimatic, Sherwood Electromotion, Siemens Building Technologies, teraGO Networks, Vipond Systems, and, the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT). 

Work Placement Services
School of Applied Technology, Room J135
humber.ca/appliedtechnology/workplacement
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