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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

David Sequeira joins Custodial Services as Assistant Supervisor

In his new role, David will oversee the dayshift Custodial Services team and will work out of the Life Building. David comes to us from…
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Monday, January 30, 2023

Fabiola Ruiz-Aguilar joins Safety & Risk Services as Safety Advisor, Scientific Diving

In her new role as Dive Safety Officer, Fabiola is responsible for developing, strengthening and growing the Scientific Diving program in compliance with WorkSafe BC,…
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Monday, January 30, 2023

VPFO Monday Update – January 30, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 30, 2023.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Calling on EDI Facilitators

Last year the VPFO EDI committee produced a series of six self-paced courses available on UBC Workplace Learning (WPL). Now, the VPFO Equity, Diversity and…
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

T4/T4A tax slips for faculty and staff expected by February 28

This year we expect Payroll-related T4 and T4A forms for the 2022 tax year to be published and available in Workday by February 28, 2023.…
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

VPFO HR team update

Daisy Chan will be going on Maternity leave starting March 2023. During her leave, Kasia Burza will be temporarily promoted to an HR Advisor until…
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Monday, January 23, 2023

Silvia Magnano joins Treasury as Manager, Treasury Contracts & Real Estate

Silvia comes to us directly from the UBC University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) where she was a Contracts Officer. Silvia brings both business and legal background…
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Monday, January 23, 2023

2023 Soft plastic and styrofoam pick-up schedule is available

Did you know that plastic bags (a type of soft plastic) and styrofoam are not currently recyclable at UBC’s sort-it stations? There are several collection…
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Monday, January 23, 2023

VPFO Monday Update – January 24, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 24, 2023.
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Friday, January 20, 2023

Deadline for expense/invoice approval is March 30

The deadline for expensive/invoice approval is Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 2:30 pm. This means supplier invoices and expense reports, including credit card reconciliations, must…
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