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Every announcement and update related to the Division of HR & Equity.While the vast majority of our faculty members, librarians and administrative staff continue to work remotely, some have returned to campus to support students, research and other activities. Many other employees at the University –…
As all members of the Plan are aware, conditional on regulatory approvals, the University will convert the Plan to the UPP effective July 1, 2021. The Ontario pension regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of…
On October 1, 2020, minimum wage rates in Ontario increased in accordance with the changes in the Employment Standards Act (ESA). As a result, please note the following specific wage increases which will be implemented…
October is Healthy Workplace Month. COVID-19 has fundamentally changed our work and affected personal lives. We are experiencing new challenges as we adjust to working from home and to the uncertainty of the pandemic. Healthy…
Dear colleagues, Further to input received at a recent CAO meeting, we are writing to clarify this year’s process and to share additional tools that have been developed to support managers as we transition to…
As a reminder, the bi-weekly payroll run currently scheduled for 5pm on Tuesday November 3rd has been rescheduled to 5pm on Friday, October 30th. As a result, the deadline to submit change requests and forms…
This past weekend a Toronto mosque received violent messages threatening community members. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated act of hate and Islamophobia toward the Muslim community in Toronto and the GTA. There has been…
Earlier this fall, Dean Edward Iacobucci requested an impartial review pertaining to the recent search for a new Director of the International Human Rights Program, a non-academic staff position within the Faculty of Law. The search has generated controversy despite public statements by me and the Dean that provided the…
In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act (2000) sets minimum standards regarding various terms of employment. The University of Toronto is one of the top employers of choice in Canada. The University offers generous employment terms…