AASUA members with benefits are invited to complete the Academic Staff Benefit Survey to provide valuable feedback to the joint Academic Benefits Management Committee (ABMC) about benefit priorities. The deadline to complete the survey has been extended to April 13, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. All members will receive a reminder via email which will include a link to complete the survey.
Nominations are welcomed for the President's Achievement Award, the Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Excellence in Learning Support Award. Recognize a colleague or work team for their efforts - visit recognition programs to learn more.
The Voluntary 5-day Personal Leave Plan (PLP) will be offered again in 2012-2013. The plan allows eligible Academic and Support staff to take five days of leave without pay and distributes the cost to the employee evenly over the plan period (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013).
T4 & T4A tax slips for the 2011 tax year will be released in Bear Tracks on February 13, 2012.
Beginning July 1, 2012, the U of A will introduce a new semi-monthly pay cycle for all NASA staff, graduate students, excluded students and postdoctoral fellows. This new pay cycle will feature two pay dates per month. Please visit http://se2.ualberta.ca for more information.