{"id":5704,"date":"2021-07-19T20:28:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T00:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupfa.org\/?page_id=5704"},"modified":"2024-11-09T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T03:09:36","slug":"member-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.cupfa.org\/en_CA\/member-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find more employee benefit details<\/b> in designated <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> sections, on <\/span>Carrefour,<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>CUPFA\u2019s Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To find your official seniority<\/strong>, go to\u00a0FRIS<\/a>\u00a0and select \u201cPart Time Professors and Applicants\u201d. Scroll down to the links under \u201cRelevant Documentation\u201d to \u201cCUPFA Seniority List<\/b>\u201d and other useful links to current course postings and instructions regarding applications, contract signing and pdf merging.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>To access employee benefits:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Contact Human Resources<\/span><\/a> to obtain an <\/span>employee ID Card<\/b>, update your employee profile, etc. See <\/span>HR site<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Use <\/span>My CU Account<\/span><\/a> to acquire a <\/span>Concordia email address<\/b> and <\/span>use it daily<\/b> for key information.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Contact CUPFA<\/b><\/a> FIRST<\/b> about any difficulties related to benefits \/ employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Pension Plan for Employees of Concordia University<\/b><\/p>\n

    See CUPFA\u2019s <\/span>Pension Information<\/span><\/a> and Pension Orientation session video, including <\/span>Financial and Retirement Planning<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Members qualify for the pension plan once their annual Concordia income reaches a level equivalent to teaching approximately 3 courses between January and December. This triggers enrolment in the plan on January 1<\/span>st<\/span> of the following year with participation continuing even if workload and salary is lower in subsequent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

    CUPFA recommends that members try to qualify as soon as possible for Concordia\u2019s unusually advantageous <\/span>\u201cdefined benefit\u201d pension<\/span><\/a> which includes guaranteed monthly pension payments for life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Group RRSP and TFSA Accounts<\/b> are available to all Concordia employees – contact <\/span>Concordia Benefits<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Health Insurance<\/b> (<\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 15.15)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Members below 40 credits of seniority are enrolled in the RAMQ equivalent health care plan. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Members with 40+ seniority credits will be enrolled in Concordia\u2019s <\/span>Comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan<\/span><\/a> and may opt out if covered by another plan. Contact <\/span>Info CUPFA<\/span><\/a> with questions or problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Paid Sick Leave & Salary Insurance\u00a0 <\/b>(<\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 15.04, 15.05)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Coverage starts from your contract’s signing date: full pay<\/span> +<\/span> benefits for up to one month if too ill to work during the contract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Continuing disability at 85% salary for up to the remainder of that signed contract. Members with 75 seniority credits and signed contract(s) for 2 consecutive terms receive 85% salary for the remainder of those contracts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Occupational Illness or Injury: <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 15.13.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Contact your department chair and <\/span>medicalabsence@concordia.ca<\/span> if you become too ill to work. * See the University\u2019s most recent Absence Protocol<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Parental, Paternity and Maternity Leaves<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> articles 14.01 to 14.05. Contact <\/span>Concordia Benefits<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Bereavement Leaves<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 14.06: 5 consecutive working days of paid leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member or in-law, extendible to 10 days with travel of more than 300 km from the city of Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Jury Duty Leave<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 14.07: full pay while serving on a jury, subject to some conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Office Space and Facilities<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> article 19.01.\u00a0 Members are entitled to use computer equipment and their department\u2019s part-time faculty office from the contract’s signing date.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Tuition Fee Waivers<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> articles 19.03 to 19.05. Tuition fee waivers require 21 credits of seniority.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Library Privileges<\/b><\/p>\n

    See <\/span>CUPFA Collective Agreement<\/span><\/a> articles 9.06: full use of the library while under contract \/on the seniority list \/ on leave. Contact <\/span>Library Circulation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Health Services<\/b><\/p>\n

    Concordia has health clinic services. See <\/span>Health Services<\/span><\/a> including <\/span>mental health<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)<\/b><\/p>\n

    As of July 1, 2022, the <\/span>Employee Assistance Program<\/span><\/a> is available to all Concordia employees and their immediate family at no cost. EAP is strictly voluntary and provides a broad range of <\/span>confidential <\/b>counselling, referral, and information services in English and French available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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