Reminder Notice: Vacation Planning, Employee Appreciation Day on July 2 and Summer Hours - 2021

The need to take time for ourselves and our family is an important part of a healthy work-life balance. This year, it has become especially important. No one could have imagined the challenges we have faced over the past year and although vacations might look a little different this year, it is still important to unplug and take time away from our workspaces to maintain 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 that 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 2021 summer vacation period is as follows:    

Begins:            Monday, June 28, 2021
Ends:               Friday, August 27, 2021

Faculty return on Monday, August 30, 2021. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

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 that this continues for 2021 wherever operationally feasible, we recognize that 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. Therefore, in addition to the early closings, we have also deemed Friday, July 2 as an Employee Appreciation Day where the College will be closed for regular operations.

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 2021 apply to the following:

• Friday, May 21 (prior to Victoria Day)
• Friday, July 30 (prior to the Civic Holiday)
• Friday, September 3 (prior to Labour Day)

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.

The College will be closed for the summer employee appreciation day on:

• Friday, July 2, 2021

Staff who would be regularly scheduled to work on Friday, July 2 will be paid their regular wages for the day. Any staff who are required to work on Friday, July 2, 2021 for any reason, will receive equivalent time off, on another day with regular pay.

Overtime pay on the early closing days and/or the employee-appreciation day, shall apply only in situations where employees are required to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours and have the approval of their manager. Any overtime must be submitted and approved using the HRMS.

Statutory Holidays

The College will be closed on the following Statutory Holidays during 2021:

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

Let's get #HumberTogether for this year's President's Breakfast. 

The President’s Breakfast will be held virtually again this year. Rather than the traditional single-day event, the President’s Breakfast Virtual Series will run for three days (August 30 to September 1). 

• Monday, August 30 at 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. - Live Microsoft Teams event, details to follow 
• Tuesday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 1 will be special editions of  Communiqué delivered to your inbox each morning

Since we haven't been together in person for a while now, we are asking for video submissions from staff. These submissions will be considered for a video montage that will be featured leading up to the President's Breakfast Virtual Series. In particular, we would like video submissions of:

• What is one thing you are looking forward to with the start of a new academic year?
• The name of one person who has helped you this past year?
• Finally, since dancing is a President’s Breakfast tradition, you are invited to share a clip of your best dance moves. We will find a way creative way to highlight members of the Humber community getting into the groove.

Please submit video clips for consideration here by Friday, July 9. *Deadline has been extended to Friday, July 16.

#HumberTogether

We met with Adriana Salvia, Continuous Professional Learning Developer in the Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness, to discuss the findings from her study, "The Caregiver Training Workshop (CTW) Pilot Study".

Supported by the Teaching Innovation Fund (TIF), enabled by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at Humber College; this study aimed to advance knowledge about in-person educational interventions for family caregivers caring for ill adult recipients (18 years of age and over) at home. 

Learn more about this study here.

A warm welcome from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Student Clinic

The Student TCM Clinic, housed and supported by the Tzu Chi TCM Clinic, is open and accepting patients. The student clinic offers appointments for faculty, staff, students, and members of the public. Students are supervised by leading TCM practitioners to create and carry out personalized treatment plans and to integrate multiple modalities to address a wide range of health needs. Treatments may include acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping and tuina (traditional Chinese massage).

Located on the North Campus in C105 with an additional entrance on the external side of the building, book your appointment today.

Please contact the clinic for pricing at 416 675-5015 or TzuChiTCMclinic@gmail.com.

Hours of operation: