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CANCELLED: AAPD PD February 12: Goodbye Pie Charts: Improve your data communications skills

We have cancelled the following PD event due to concerned about the weather. The event will be rescheduled. Those registered will receive an email once a new date is confirmed.

Goodbye Pie Charts: Improve your data communications skills
Facilitated by Kylie Hutchinson
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Session A: 9:00am-12:00pm
Session B: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Point Grey Campus
The Nest, 6133 University Blvd.
Room: 2306/09 (second floor) Read more about CANCELLED: AAPD PD February 12: Goodbye Pie Charts: Improve your data communications skills

Encore Presentation of An Introduction to Transgender Issues, Language, and Inclusion

The AAPS professional development program is pleased to welcome back Kai Scott to offer an encore presentation of "An Introduction to Transgender Issues, Language, and Inclusion" as well as a part 2 for those members who have taken this session before. Read more about Encore Presentation of An Introduction to Transgender Issues, Language, and Inclusion

Register Now: AAPS Welcomes Back Merge Gupta-Sunderji

AAPS is pleased to welcome back facilitator Merge Gupta-Sunderji to the AAPS PD Program.

Read more about Register Now: AAPS Welcomes Back Merge Gupta-Sunderji

Call for Feedback: AAPS Scholarship Program

AAPS is updating our scholarship program and we would like your input.

AAPS has a long history of supporting on-going education through our Scholarship and Bursary Program.

While the bursary program will remain unchanged with $4,500 going annually to help UBC students in financial need, we have made changes to the Scholarship Program. Read more about Call for Feedback: AAPS Scholarship Program

Paid Leave (Christmas) Article 12.10

The majority of AAPS members will receive the three days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year's as a form of recognition for additional hours of work or as a form of recognition for other contributions you make. If you are operationally required to work, you should receive a different three days paid leave.

We want to remind AAPS members that this paid leave is not an entitlement, but it is the standard practice of UBC. Read more about Paid Leave (Christmas) Article 12.10

Suicide Awareness Day: How AAPS Supports Members

UBC’s Suicide Awareness Day is January 27th

REACH OUT: Help Prevent Suicide

Wear Orange to show your support

Get help now 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)


How AAPS Can Help

AAPS will be part of the street team on Suicide Awareness Day. Look for MSO Sharon Cory to be out and about! Read more about Suicide Awareness Day: How AAPS Supports Members

Your Right to Representation

Right to representation during the following meetings:

  • Grievance Process (Article 4  / Section 7.7 in Framework Agreement)
  • Disciplinary (Article 8.3)
  • Human rights, discrimination, and harassment (Article14.1)
  • Problem resolution regarding a performance review (Article 6.3)

Right to Representation: What does this mean? Read more about Your Right to Representation

New WorkSafeBC Harassment and Bullying Policies

On November 1, 2013, WorkSafeBC Harassment and Bullying Policies came into effect. The new policies and resources provide guidelines for the prevention and handling of workplace harassment complaints and to support recent changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), which sets out the general duties of employers, workers, and supervisors. Read more about New WorkSafeBC Harassment and Bullying Policies

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