The President’s Awards are a proud tradition of recognizing excellence among Humber faculty and staff. The call for nominations for the 2022 President’s Awards is open as of today, May 5, 2022.

The past year has been extraordinary and Humber employees who have contributed above and beyond should be recognized and honoured. Please consider the award categories and nominate employees who have consistently demonstrated outstanding service and/or innovation; or who repeatedly enhance Humber's reputation through their outstanding service delivery and innovation.

The award categories include the following: 

• Distinguished Faculty Award
• Administrative Distinguished Service Award
• Support Staff Distinguished Service Award
• Extra Mile Award
• Community Service Award
• Research Excellence Award
• Humber Sustainability Award
• Excellence in Teaching Award
• Excellence in Support Award *NEW*
• Robert A. Gordon Leadership Award  
• Internationalization Award

Visit the President’s Awards website for details of the award categories and learn more about submitting a compelling award nomination. 

• Submitting a Nomination and Tips for Writing a High Quality Nomination 
• Individual Nomination Form 
• Group Nomination Form 

Nomination deadline: June 7, 2022 

The national Moose Hide Campaign Day takes place on Thursday, May 12. This day is dedicated to the grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys standing up against violence toward women and children. Over the years, it has grown into a national campaign to engage all Canadians, with more than 2,000 participating communities and organizations across the country.

This year, Humber has become an Ambassador Campus to further spread the word about this critical initiative across our community. To commemorate the day, IE&E is providing official moose hide pins for Humber community members to pin on their clothing to show their support.

You can pick up pins on-campus on the following days:

• Tuesday, May 10 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Lakeshore Campus, Welcome Centre 301   
• Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – North Campus, LRC 2136  

On Thursday, May 12, we encourage you to post an image of yourself wearing the pin on social media and include a pledge of how you will take a stand against gender-based violence. If you made a campaign pledge last year, please include what you did over the past year to fulfill your pledge. Ensure to include the #MooseHideCampaignDay, @humberindigenous, and @humbercollege in your post/message.

The Faculty of Business is pleased to share with the College the March edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter.

Visit business.humber.ca/deans-news.html

Please note that this information was revised on May 4, 2022.

The need to take time for ourselves and our family is an important part of a healthy work-life balance. We encourage all staff to schedule and plan their yearly vacation entitlement in consultation with their manager. 

In order to ensure vacation requests are considered fairly and effectively, please refer to the ‘Vacation Accrual Summary Document’ in HRMS as listed below for your employee group. It will provide information on how vacation accruals work within the HRMS and how you can use the accrued vacation days to request and plan for vacation. Key points to consider: 

Academic Staff (Article 15 – Vacations) 

Click here to read important information regarding the Academic Staff Vacation Accrual within the HRMS. 

Click here to view the Academic Staff Collective Agreement. 

For the majority of academic staff, the 2022 summer vacation period is as follows:  

Begins: Monday, June 27, 2022 

Ends: Friday, August 26, 2022 

Faculty return on Monday, August 29, 2022. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. 

Full-Time Support Staff (Article 11 – Vacation) 

Click here to read important information regarding the Support Staff Vacation Accrual within the HRMS. 

Click here to view the Support Staff Collective Agreement. Note, as per article 11.5 of the Full Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, employees are required to indicate their preference, if any, as to vacation dates no later than March 1 of the current vacation year for the next vacation year (July 1 to June 30). 

Part-Time Support Staff (Article 14 – Vacation) 

Click here to view the Part-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. 

Administrative (Admin) Staff (Vacations) 

Click here to read important information regarding the Administrative (Admin) Staff Vacation Accrual within the HRMS. 

Click here to view the Admin Staff Vacation Policy document. 

SUMMER HOURS, EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS 

Summer Hours 

During the period from May to August, where operationally feasible, management has the authority and discretion to establish summer working hours for their employees. These hours may 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. When considering requests for summer hours, managers are encouraged to engage in conversation with their employees to discuss feasible options while ensuring regular customer service is maintained. 

Should there be any questions regarding the scheduling and/or taking of vacation, or the observance of holidays, please contact your HR Business Partner. 

Summer Early Closings 

Early closing days is a perk that allows staff to get away a bit early on the Friday of long weekends during the summer period. Although we encourage this to continue for 2022 wherever operationally feasible, we recognize with most employees working remotely and the range of public health measures that may limit travel, this benefit may not have the same value as it has in the past. 

Managers are encouraged to support early Friday closing for statutory holidays that fall on a Monday, as listed below. Staff who are scheduled to work on the Friday before the holiday Monday, should be encouraged to finish work one and a half hours (1.5) early the Friday before the long weekend, from the end of their regular workday. 

Subject to the operational requirements of the division/department, early closures for 2022 apply to the following: 

• Friday, May 20 (prior to Victoria Day) 
• Thursday, June 30 (prior to Canada Day) 
• Friday, July 29 (prior to the Civic Holiday) 

Staff who are 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 their manager. 

Statutory Holidays 

The College will be closed on the following Statutory Holidays during 2022: 

Note: The December /January Holiday Closure details to be sent in a separate memo and closer to the date 

Statutory Holiday Pay 

Staff required to work on a statutory holiday shall be entitled to paid time and one-half for each hour worked, plus holiday pay or equivalent time off in lieu. Refer to the applicable collective agreement or admin staff policy for further details on eligibility and qualifying rules for statutory holiday pay. 

Part-time staff may be eligible for holiday pay, plus time and one half pay, for hours worked on any statutory holiday. To qualify for statutory holiday pay, part-time employees must have worked on their scheduled day of work preceding and following the recognized holiday. 

Payments made to all part-time staff shall be equal to the total amount of regular wages and vacation pay payable to the employee in the pay prior to the statutory holiday, divided by the number of days worked in the prior pay period. 

Any questions, please contact the HR Support Centre: 

Call 416.675.5001 

Chat with us at humber.ca/hrchat 

Submit an e-form at humber.ca/hrinquiry