VPFO News

Sep 03, 2021
New September Employee Payment Date
With the introduction of the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Statutory Holiday on September 30, 2021, the payment date for employees has been moved to September 29, 2021. If possible, please have business processes and timesheets approved a day earlier.

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Aug 31, 2021
Clinical trial program: Rapid COVID-19 testing opens in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
UBC researchers are asking for your help and participation to assess the viability of a new rapid test, the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test. Help keep yourself, your community and all of Canada safer by getting tested using a new self-administered system. This is a research study, and rapid testing is only available to those that consent and are eligible to participate in the study.

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Replacing an 800+Lbs Supply Fan Motor in Pulp and Paper Centre
Last weekend, the millwrights replaced a failed 60 horsepower 800+lbs supply fan motor so the electrical crew could reattach the electrical connections. The area(s) within the Pulp and Paper Centre were impacted and forced to stop their work until this unit was replaced and put back into service. 

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Aug 30, 2021
Update on Contacting Payroll
Payroll Operations is requesting that all payroll inquiries be submitted via the UBC self-service portal, effective September 1, 2021. Payroll will address the submitted tickets in order of priority, which will assist us in identifying issues impacting our processes as well as opportunities for long-term solutions.

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Aug 26, 2021
Non-medical masks required in public indoor spaces on UBC campuses from August 25
As a result of a Public Health Order, effective August 25, 2021, non-medical masks are required for all indoor public areas at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, including lobbies, hallways, stairwells, elevators, classrooms and labs.

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