Information for Faculty | Human Resources

General
Where to find Help
Employment - Recruitment
Employment - Compensation/Vacation/Paid Holidays
Benefits
Leaves - including sabbatical
Working Environment - including Intellectual Property Rights
All of UW's Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines

Category	Policy Number	Title	Description
General		Faculty Association	Official representative of faculty at UW.
		Memorandum of Agreement	Governing document.
		Family-Friendly Policies, Programs, and Practices
		Storm Closing Procedure
	1	Policy - Initiation and Review	Describes policy formation.

Where to find Help		UW Community Support Services Wheel	Ways to access help.
		Faculty Association	Support service.
		Human Resources	Support service.
	67	Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (Policy or EAP web site)	Help with personal problems.
		Conflict Management & Human Rights Office	Help for issues of harassment, discrimination & conflict.
		Occupational Health Nurse	Health teaching, health support & early return to work.
		Office for Persons with Disabilities	Information, accommodation & support services.
		Safety Office	Workplace injury & safety.
		Joint Health and Safety Committee (Gage St., Main Campus, Cambridge)	Responsibility under the Occupational Health & Safety Act.
	MOA Art 9	Grievance	Right to question management action.

Employment - Recruitment	76	Faculty Appointments	Appointment categories.
	28	Moving Expenses and Travel Allowances for New Appointees
	77	Tenure and Promotion
		Employment Opportunities	Positions available.
		How to Apply for a Social Insurance Number	Information for international employees in obtaining a SIN
	49	Extra-University Activity	Appropriate activity.
	32	Pets on University Property	Service dog information.

Employment -Compensation -Vacation -Paid Holidays		Memorandum of Salary Settlement	Salary increase.
	38	Paid Holidays (Policy or List of dates)
	MOA 11.2	Vacation
	56	Vacation- Non-regular Faculty and Students with Academic Appointments

Benefits		Faculty Benefit Letters: On-going regular full-time or fractional-load faculty (appointed for two years or more); Includes definite-term appointments equal to or greater than two years. Full or fractional-load faculty (with a fixed term appointment of one year or more, but less than two years). Other appointment categories (visiting, post-doctoral fellows, research, special faculty appointed full-time for one year or more, but less than two years). Adjunct faculty.
	23	Eligibility for Pension and Benefits	Based on employment category.
	4 or 24	Tuition Benefits for Employees or Children	Tuition assistance
	59	Reduced Work Load	Lower loads & salary but full benefits.
	31	Travel
	27	Use of Physical Recreation Facilities

Leaves including Sabbatical	3	Sabbatical and Other Leaves (Policy or benefits)
	14	Pregnancy, Adoption and Parental
		Sick Leave & Income Continuance	Inability to work due to illness/injury.
		Jury Duty
		UW's Return to Work Principles
		Faculty Leave Policy Summary

Working Environment - including Intellectual Property Rights	75	Official Employment Files
		Employees Records in HR
		Harassment and Discrimination - Guidelines for Supervisors
	62	Conflict of Interest in the Employment and Supervision of Personnel	Responsibilities of the supervisor.
	69	Conflict of Interest	What to do - guiding principles.
	65	Equality in Employment
	33	Ethical Behaviour	Guiding principles.
	52	Private Corporations	When employees are incorporated.
		Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)	Privacy of information.
		Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information Guidelines	Privacy principle.
	73	Intellectual Property Rights
	60	University of Waterloo Emergency Response
	34	Health, Safety and Environment
	29	Smoking on University Premises
		Travel Requirements

*All of the University of Waterloo's Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines are available on the Secretariat's web site.