Benefits

Pregnancy & Parental Leave

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Full-time UWOFA faculty members are entitled to $2,500 in flexible benefit credits per year and full-time librarian and archivist members receive $2000 in flexible benefit credits per year.

Each year Members must decide how much to allocate of their flex credits to a Health Care Spending Account, Professional Expense Reimbursement, or a taxable Wellness Account.

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Out-of-Province/Canada Travel Medical Emergency Insurance

Eligible UWOFA members can receive additional emergency travel coverage beyond the $200,000 limit currently provided by Manulife.

This benefit is provided to regular full-time and eligible Tier 1A faculty members and eligible librarians and archivists.

If an incident occurs while you are out of province/out of the country, please call Manulife first. Contact information can be found on the back of your Manulife benefits card.

It is important that you read and understand your plan before you travel. Please refer to Page 7 of the emergency insurance booklet below for the card you should carry with you when you travel. It contains the plan and certification numbers and the toll-free emergency travel assistance telephone numbers.

Emergency travel medical insurance booklet

Full and part-time UWOFA members can access individual and family counselling services through Western’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Your EAP is an immediate confidential support service, provided by Telus Health that can support you with your mental, financial, physical
and emotional wellbeing. You can access help 24/7, 365 from anywhere in the world using the Telus Health One App.

We know that when you and your family are well, you can bring your best self to work.  EAP is part of our efforts to continuously improve the programs we offer to support you and your family’s well-being.

To Learn More about the Telus Health EAP Program and how to register visit Western’s Benefits Website or view the Frequently Asked Questions.

Dependents’ Tuition Scholarship Plan

Subject to plan conditions, spouses and dependent children of faculty holding a regular, full-time continuing appointment and librarians and archivists holding probationary or continuing appointments are eligible to receive tuition scholarships for university courses taken for credit towards a degree (undergraduate, professional or graduate) at a recognized university, national or international, for a maximum of four years full-time or equivalent (20 full-time courses). Upgrading courses at the Faculty of Education are not eligible. Tuition scholarships are available for courses in a formal program of study leading to a degree or diploma at a community college that is a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada. Non-Canadian universities must be recognized as having university standing by Western admissions.

• Value: up to $5,100 for 2020-2021
• Application Deadline: June 30, 2022

Faculty, Librarian and Archivist Dependents’ Tuition Scholarship Application Form

FAQ – Dependents’ Tuition Scholarship Plan

Ergonomics & Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Services at Western promotes employee health and wellness and strives to minimize the impact associated with disability throughout the organization. The team consists of three Rehabilitation Consultants; an Ergonomic and Return to Work Consultant, an Ergonomics Consultant and a Wellness Coordinator.

Visit Western’s Wellness page to learn more about rehabilitation services available to UWOFA members.

Professional Expense Reimbursement for Part Time Faculty

Each Member holding a Part-Time assignment may claim Professional Expense Reimbursement, based on the total number of courses for which the Member has primary teaching responsibility, up to a value of $250 for the first degree credit full course and $75 for each additional half course to a maximum of $700 per calendar.

The professional expense reimbursement is a benefit available for reimbursement of work expenses including, but not limited to:

• Books, journal subscriptions
• Membership fees, scholarly association dues
• Conference registration and associated travel expenses
• Technology expenses for scholarly work. This includes home internet charges, for example
• Supplies and related expenses for scholarly work

Professional Expense Reimbursement Lookup

Western’s Financial Services has developed a quick lookup so members can look up the unspent balance on their PER. Members will be taken to Western’s Financial Services page where they will need to log in using their Western user ID and password. Once logged in, choose “Employee Self Service”, then “Professional Expense”. All entitlements and claims since 2006 are displayed.