Announcements

When:
May 2, 2019

Vacation time is an essential part of a healthy work-life balance. We encourage all staff to schedule and plan their yearly vacation allotment in consultation with their manager. 

In order to ensure that requests are considered fairly and effectively, please be advised of the following guidelines and related articles from the Collective Agreements:

Academic Staff (Article 15 – Vacations)

Academic Staff (Professors, Librarians and Counsellors) are entitled to a two month vacation period as scheduled by their manager. Managers, in consultation with the employee and HR, may arrange alternative dates for vacation periods depending upon academic and operational requirements. All requests should be submitted in writing. Please note: individuals may request to have vacation scheduled in other than a contiguous two-month block.

For the majority of academic staff, the two month 2019 summer vacation period is as follows:

Begins Monday, June 24, 2019
Ends Friday, August 23, 2019

Faculty return on Monday, August 26, 2019. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

 

SUMMER HOURS AND SATUTORY 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/Manager:

Heather Black x5599
Alison Coulter x5724
Eloise Etcubanez x4021
Alain Fadel x5658
Sonia Grewal x4307
Samantha Marzec x5636
Nishal Nair x4948
Cynthia Ogbarmey-Tetteh x4375

 

College Holiday Schedule

The College will be closed on the following College Holidays during 2019:

Family Day Monday, February 18
Good Friday Friday, April 19
*Victoria Day Monday, May 20
*Canada Day Monday, July 1
*Civic Holiday Monday, August 5
Labour Day Monday, September 2
Thanksgiving Monday, October 14

*Early Closings

Early closings for summer 2019 will continue. Staff normally working on these days, may leave one and a half hours (1.5) early from the end of their regular workday. 

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 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.

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

  • Friday, May 17 (prior to Victoria Day)
  • Friday, June 28 (prior to Canada Day)
  • Friday, August 2  (prior to the Civic Holiday)

Statutory Holiday Pay

Staff required to work on a statutory holiday shall be paid time and one-half for each hour worked, plus 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 earned by the employee in the four weeks prior to the statutory holiday, divided by twenty.

When:
May 2, 2019
Contact:
Maureen Martin-Edey
Tel:
x4509
L&D Workshops Next Week

The Learning & Development Calendar for Spring is open, and next week we have a few spots available in the following workshops next week:

Active Listening (Lakeshore Campus) 

  • Facilitator: Pat Spiteri, 3D Consulting
  • Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Location: Lakeshore Campus, L3016

This workshop explores what it really means to be an active listener.  You will learn how to listen in a challenging situation.  You will also be able to remove some barriers to help the person that is listening to you.  True listening (not hearing) is a skill that must be taught and appreciated before it can be practiced.

Creating Balance (North Campus)

  • Facilitator: Susan Gregory, Best Work Yet
  • Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Location: North Campus, B203

Work/life balance looks different for everyone. What we really want is to create a sense of satisfaction with the choices we are making about how to spend the essence of our lives: our time. This session is for people who are considering their work/life balance and want to find the best way to make it all work.

Register now by clicking the workshop title.

When:
May 2, 2019
Contact:
Bharat Saini
Tel:
x5160

Humber's Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy outlines the responsibility of Humber community members to prevent and respond to sexual violence. It is important that all students, staff and faculty familiarize themselves with the Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy and Procedures which can be accessed here: https://humber.ca/legal-and-risk-management/policies/general-administration/sexual-assault-and-sexual-violence-policy.html

What is Sexual Harassment?

Sexual Harassment: A form of sexual violence prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code). Sexual harassment is defined as a course of vexatious comment or conduct based on an individual’s sex and/or gender that is known or ought to be known as unwelcome. Under Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), workplace harassment has been expanded to include workplace sexual harassment, which may or may not include:

  • engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (including transgender) or gender expression, where the course of comments or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome; or
  • making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome.

Gender-based harassment is a subset of sexual harassment and prohibited by the Code. It refers to behaviours that regulate and reinforce traditional heterosexual gender norms.

Examples of behaviors of sexual harassment includes but is not limited to:

  • any deliberate and unsolicited sexual comment, suggestion or physical contact that creates an uncomfortable learning, working and living environment for the recipient and is made by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such action is unwelcome;
  • a reprisal or threat of reprisal for the rejection of a sexual solicitation or advance where the reprisal is made or threatened by a person in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the person;
  • unwelcome remarks, jokes, sexual innuendoes or taunting about a person's body, attire, sex, personal or social life;
  • practical jokes of a sexual nature which cause awkwardness or embarrassment;
  • displaying and/or distributing pornographic pictures or other offensive material of a sexual nature, either in print or electronic form;
  • leering (suggestive staring) or other gestures;
  • unnecessary physical contact such as touching, patting or pinching;
  • expressions of gender bias which may include remarks that are discriminatory, degrading or derogatory and create a poisoned work environment;
  • requests for sexual favours; and/or
  • sexual assault.

Please note that the behaviours and actions described above are not an exhaustive list of examples of sexual harassment.

If you would like to make a formal report of having experienced sexual assault and sexual violence, please call:

  • Department of Public Safety at 416.675.6622 x8500
  • Director, Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity at 416.675.6622 x4425
When:
May 2, 2019

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Hanh Do as Associate Director, Financial Planning.

Since joining Humber in 2010, Hanh has been involved in a variety of departmental projects including, but not limited to, process improvement initiatives, reporting management enhancements and the implementation of various revenue diversification opportunities. Hanh holds a CPA, CMA designation along with a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration, from the Schulich School of Business (York University).

Hanh’s focus on customer support, and her ability to provide mentorship and guidance to our clientele on financial matters has fostered a variety of sustainable working relationships. She continues to develop Finances’ relationship with internal stakeholders, by sitting as co-chair of the Finance and Academic Business Managers working group – where there is an emphasis of enabling our colleagues with the sharing of knowledge, best practices and development of process improvements.

Hanh will be responsible for overseeing budget development, forecasting, management reporting, government programs and special projects, as well as supporting the institution’s Integrated Planning processes.

Please join me in congratulating Hanh on her new role!

Sanjay Gandhi
Director, Financial Planning

When:
May 2, 2019
North Campus May 6 to June 30   July 1 to August 16  
Booster Juice Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed  
Starbucks LRC Monday to Thursday
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 4 p..m
Monday to Thursday
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tim Hortons Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed
Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
​Closed
Staff Lounge Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday to Friday Closed
Food Emporium Monday to Thursday
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday to Thursday
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
​7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
JJ Café Monday to Thursday
Friday
Sunday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monday to Thursday
Friday
​Sunday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
​9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Trades Café Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Café LinX (LX110) Monday to Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.    
Hawks Nest
GH Café
LRC Cart
Residence Dining Hall
Smoke's Poutinerie
CTI Café
Closed   Closed  

 

Lakeshore Campus May 6 to June 30   July 1 to August 16  
Lake Café Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed
L Commons Eatery Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Closed
Starbucks WEL Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Closed
Tim Hortons Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday & Sunday
7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed
Monday to Thursday
Friday
​Saturday & Sunday
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed
Media Buzz
Arena Café
On The Go
Booster Juice
Closed   Closed  
When:
May 1, 2019
Contact:
Nancy Simms
Tel:
x4425
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Please donate lightly used or new children's books. Join us in our mission to make books and reading accessible to all children.

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity and The School of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Consulate General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be donating children’s books to small library stands across the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Drop off books at:

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity
North Campus, LRC Building, Room 5124

Please download the attached poster to share. For more information, please contact Nancy Simms at nancy.simms@humber.ca.

When:
May 1, 2019
Contact:
Vivi Tsoukalas
Tel:
x74122
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Beginning May 13, the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences is offering a part-time TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate of Achievement that is recognized by both TESL Canada and TESL Ontario.

The part-time Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL/TESL) certificate is a postgraduate 140-hour program. The program is designed to be completed in one semester part-time; however, students have the flexibility to complete the certificate at their own pace over one, two, or three semesters.

The certificate program is a hybrid program consisting of both in-class and online courses allowing students to take classes simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive Humber College’s TESOL credential and be eligible to apply to TESL Canada for certification.

With an increasing number of international students in our College, TESL training is no longer just for ESL teachers. This program provides any instructor or staff member with a solid base in teaching methodology, foundations of the English language, and ways to work with and support ESL students in their classes or departments, no matter the subject area.

For more information, visit our website.

When:
May 1, 2019
Contact:
Bharat Saini
Tel:
x5160

"It is not that individuals in the designated groups are inherently unable to achieve equality on their own, it is that the obstacles in their way are so formidable and self-perpetuating that they cannot be overcome without intervention. It is both intolerable and insensitive if we simply wait and hope that the barriers will disappear with time. Equality in employment will not happen unless we make it happen." – Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella Royal Commission on Equality in Employment, 1985

Humber College is committed to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Employment Equity Act was passed in 1986. Recognizing that "systemic discrimination" was responsible for most of the inequality found in employment, the Abella Royal Commission on Equality in Employment outlined a systemic response and chose the term "Employment Equity" to describe the process.

What is Employment Equity?

Employment Equity is an on-going planning process used by an employer to:

  • identify and eliminate barriers in an organization's employment policies and procedures;
  • put into place positive policies and practices to ensure the effects of systemic barriers are eliminated; and
  • ensure appropriate representation of identified group members throughout their workforce.

What is the goal of Employment Equity?

  • eliminate employment barriers for the designated groups: women, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal people, members of racialized groups. At Humber, we provide persons with the opportunity to identify their sexual and gender identity.
  • remedy past discrimination in employment opportunities and prevent future barriers;
  • improve access and distribution throughout all occupations and at all levels for members of the identified groups; and
  • foster a climate of equity and inclusion in the organization.

Humber College complies voluntarily with the Employment Equity Act under the Federal Contractors Program.

Please visit the Centre website for more information about Humber’s Employment Equity Program.

When:
May 1, 2019
Contact:
Shahnawaz Shaikh
Tel:
x4324
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We are renovating the highlighted classrooms in the attached posters to better suits your needs.

The project will start May 7 with an expected completion date of August 30.

When:
May 1, 2019
Contact:
Jennifer Flood
Tel:
x2088
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is held throughout the month of April. The Consent Peer Education Program (CPEP) has been participating in SAAM to spread recognition and understanding about creating a culture of consent at the North, Lakeshore and University of Guelph-Humber campuses. Throughout the month of April, several initiatives have been set up for those in the Humber community to learn about consent, ways to be a pro-social bystander, and to show their support for survivors of sexual violence.

Beginning on April 1, various office spaces in the Humber community were invited to participate in our TANTALIZINGLY TEAL, #Support4SAAM Contest. Offices were asked to decorate their spaces in teal to show support for survivors of sexual violence. There were several subcategories, such as: Men Creating Change, Voices Being Heard, Communities Supporting Survivors, and Walk a Mile In Her Shoes.

We received an overwhelming number of entries across all campuses and we would like to deeply thank everyone for participating. We are humbled to have received so many submissions that clearly demonstrate the compassion and dedication to our community members. The full list of office spaces who participated are:

  • Student Wellness & Accessibility Centre, North Campus 
  • Student Wellness & Accessibility Centre, Lakeshore Campus 
  • First Year Experience/Student Life, North Campus 
  • First Year Experience/Student Life, Lakeshore Campus
  • The BASE, North Campus 
  • Department of Public Safety 
  • Library Services, North Campus 
  • Library Services, University of Guelph-Humber
  • Academic and Career Success Centre, North Campus 
  • Academic and Career Success Centre, Lakeshore Campus 
  • Math and Writing Centre, North Campus 
  • Peer Assisted Learning Services (PALS), North Campus 
  • Peer Assisted Learning Services (PALS), Lakeshore Campus

*Note: Please find attached the gallery of photos from the contest entries*

Two campus spaces went above the expectations of a campus partner, by decorating their spaces to reflect our vision and values as a collective, working towards ending sexual violence on our campuses.

Congratulations to the following spaces for their outstanding contributions! 

Lakeshore winner: Academic and Career Success Centre 

North/UofGH winner: The BASE 

Again, thank you for all the outstanding community support. We hope you all can join us in fostering a safe community campus for all. We are looking forward to seeing the submissions for April 2020! 

Sincerely, 

The CPEP Team

To find out more about sexual violence prevention and education available to you, please visit: humber.ca/sexualassault

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