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Faculty Bargaining: Trends and Issues (PDF Presentation)

Tags: 2023, Compensation, Contract Negotiations, Future Trends, Labour Relations, Presentations

September 25, 2023

UNIVERSITY MANAGER 2021 SUMMER

Tags: Best Practices, Compensation, Employee Recognition, Facilities, Institutional Planning, Pension and Benefits, Space Management, Space Planning, Student Services, Sustainability, Systems, University Manager

June 24, 2021

Changing the Procure to Pay University Landscape

When Queen’s Strategic Procurement Services (SPS) implemented a complete end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solution in May 2017, little did they know that it would pave the way for a seamless and agile transition to remote working.  Leveraging the improvements and changes made to both systems and processes, SPS was able to immediately pivot to processing all … Continue reading "Changing the Procure to Pay University Landscape"

June 15, 2021

CAUBO Partnership with HR Metrics Service

CAUBO knows that members need evidence-based data to support their institutional decision-making. To address this need a partnership agreement has been signed with HR Metrics Service (HRMS) to provide CAUBO members with quality HR benchmarking services. HRMS is a privately owned national benchmarking service with 65 client organizations from a variety of sectors, including several … Continue reading "CAUBO Partnership with HR Metrics Service"

Tags: Benchmarking, Compensation, Human Resources, Resource Allocation

February 16, 2021

UNIVERSITY MANAGER 2021 WINTER

Tags: Communication, Compensation, Emergency Management, Financial Management, Leadership, Pension and Benefits, Resource Allocation, Revenue Diversification, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, University Manager, Wellness and Mental Health

January 4, 2021

University Manager 2020 Fall

Tags: Change Management, Compensation, Financial Management, Resource Allocation, Strategic Planning, Treasury and Investment, University Manager, Workforce Planning

October 19, 2020

Ergo Fund

Ergonomics-related injuries continue to be one of the most frequent and costly work-related time loss injuries at the University of British Columbia (UBC), accounting for 29% of claims and 21% of claim costs (2015-2019).  In an effort to reduce the risk of overexertion injuries HR’s Ergonomics Program established a centralized Ergo Fund to provide departments … Continue reading "Ergo Fund"

June 29, 2020

Tax Note – Honorariums and Payments to Indigenous Individuals

Tax Note - Honorariums and Payments to Indigenous Individuals

Tags: Compensation, Financial Management, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Status, Taxes

May 13, 2020

Tri-Agency Transition Resources

Transition to the New Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration The Tri-Agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC) launched the Tri-Agency Financial Administration initiative in 2017 with a focus on the following three key areas: moving to a more flexible approach to the administration and use of grant funds, bringing significant changes to the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial … Continue reading "Tri-Agency Transition Resources"

Tags: Compensation, Financial Management, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Status, Taxes

November 22, 2019

Implementing Faculty Load and Compensation – FLAC – for Academic Appointments Without Too Much FLAC! (PDF Presentation)

Implementing Faculty Load and Compensation - FLAC - for Academic Appointments Without Too Much FLAC! (PDF Presentation)

Tags: 2019, Academic Administration, Compensation, Human Resources, Presentations, Workforce Planning

July 8, 2019