Member Bulletins & Advisories

Changes to Extended Health Benefits

Changes to Extended Health Benefits

In light of the new managed drug formulary (BlueRX) which took effect on January 1, 2020, this is a brief reminder and summary of the more detailed email recently sent out by the University’s Benefits Office, which explains how the formulary works. Managed Formularies A formulary is a list of covered drugs. It is called a ‘managed’ formulary because it is a list of drugs that have been reviewed to ensure they are both clinically effective and cost-effective before they…

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Guidelines for Developing New Unit Standards

Guidelines for Developing New Unit Standards

To assist the Membership in the development of their Unit Standards as per the 2019-2022 Collective Agreement, the UVICFA has published the below linked guidelines:  Guidelines on Unit Standards. This document has been ​developed jointly by the UVICFA and the office of Faculty Relations and Academic Administration.   Template for Unit Standard. This template has been jointly ​created by AVP Faculty Relations Michele Parkin and Association President Lynne Marks. FA Suggested Guidelines to Support the Success of Indigenous Faculty Members….

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Certification Day – December 4, 2013

Certification Day – December 4, 2013

The Faculty Association will be holding a Certification Day on December 4, 2013.  Details are as follows:   UVicFa Certification Day Wednesday, December 4th 10:00 am-3:30 pm Student Union Building: Upper Room Just drop by for a morning coffee, lunch, or stay for the day ! ·       Free coffee/tea and snacks all day! ·       Pizza lunch/refreshments   (11:30-1:00 pm) ·       Panel discussion: Certification: Why Now? (1-2 pm) ·       Free UVicFA gift items ·       SIGN A UNION CARD ·       DROP OFF A SIGNED…

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Unceded Lək̓ʷəŋən & W̱SÁNEĆ Territories

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

We acknowledge the devastation that government-created residential schools and Indian hospitals have inflicted on the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples and the ongoing effectics of concentric trauma that continue to this day.

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