HOT LUNCH WITH JOHN METRAS
Join this month’s Virtual Hot Lunch featuring John Metras, AVP Associate Vice-President, Facilities. Hot Lunch is a cross-campus staff networking initiative hosted by St. John’s College and co-sponsored by the office of each of the Vice-Presidents with the special support of Human Resources.
Virtual Hot Lunch: January 27, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Free
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-hot-lunch-january-27-2021-tickets-137314167371
The Virtual Hot Lunch event will also be broadcasted in USB North Atrium from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Learn more about John:
https://vpfo.ubc.ca/team/facilties/john-metras/
UPDATES ON BUILDING OPERATIONS SAFETY PLAN
The COVID-19 Building Operations (BOps) Safety Plan provides assistance to all employees working on campus and being updated as per government and/or university mandate requirements.
Changes to the previous version was made and outlined below:
- Max. occupancy values have been updated;
- Custodial offices added to the document;
- Page 7-Additional office spaces in WMSS – rooms 307 and 305;
- Page 3- Getting to Work: the statement regarding free parking until August 20 was updated to “Visit parking.ubc.ca for employee flex pass options.”;
- Page 4- Use of Non-Medical Masks: the COVID-19 Campus Rules link was updated;
- Page 12- Office Administrator was replaced with Executive Secretary.
We are encouraging all BOps Department Heads to include this in your next safety committee meeting.
To view all COVID-19 Safety Plans for Facilities, please visit the Facilities website: http://facilities.ubc.ca/covid-19/facilities-covid-19-building-safety-plans/
UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORKDAY PAYSTUB
For information on how to view your payslip and understanding payslip codes, please visit the links below.
View your payslip: CWL login required
https://ubc.service-now.com/selfservice?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0017230
Understanding payslip codes
https://finance.ubc.ca/payroll/your-pay/understanding-your-pay-statement
‘DESCRIPTION’ FIELD IN PLANON IS NOW CUSTOMIZABLE
The “Description” field in Planon service requests is now customizable. The preferred naming convention is to provide the building name, room number, and a brief description of the issue.
BERWICK BUILDING REMAINS A CORE BUILDING TO MAINTAIN
Please be advised that a new lease has been executed for childcare services in the Berwick Building. This means that you may receive requests for service from time to time, as this remains as a core building for us to maintain.
Please be aware that the lease agreement stipulates that Building Operations will undertake the following:
- Maintain, clean, operate, upkeep, and repair the structure and exterior of the building, parking lots, playground fence, and playground equipment supplied,
- Maintain the interior of the building (reasonable wear and tear only),
- Provide access to garbage removal provided that all recycling bylaws and laws are carefully adhered to;
- Provide snow removal services to the entrance road, parking lot and pathway between the entrance of the building and the parking lot; and
- provide landscaping maintenance;
But not:
- Any maintenance or repair needed to rectify damage or excessive wear
If you receive a service request for this building and are uncertain whether it is something you should be working on, or whether it may fall under a portion of the lease agreement as indicated above, please contact Jeet Amritsar (jeetender.amritsar@ubc.ca) directly for clarification.
UBC RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN 2021
UBC has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2021, for the ninth consecutive year. This special designation recognizes the employers that offer the nation’s best workplaces and programs for young people starting their careers.
To see why UBC was selected for this award, view the announcement on the Focus on People website:
https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/2021/01/19/ubc-named-one-of-canadas-top-employers-for-young-people-in-2021/
For more information on this special designation:
https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-ubc
DATA PRIVACY WEEK @UBC, JANUARY 25-29
Join the Privacy in the post-secondary education sector keynote event on Thursday, January 28 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. with speaker Michael Envoy, Privacy Commissioner of BC to learn more about the nuanced and multi-faceted topic of privacy implications for institutional activities in higher education. For registration, and more Data Privacy Week events, please visit the Privacy Matters website.
Privacy Week events:
https://privacymatters.ubc.ca/dpw2021
Keynote event: Privacy in the post-secondary education sector
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OEp9id3OQji4od5ZxoDTQg
Biography: Michael Envoy, Privacy Comissioner of BC
https://www.oipc.bc.ca/about/commissioner
WEEKLY EMERGENCY TIP: HOW MUCH WATER SHOULD I HAVE FOR AN EMERGENCY?
Plan to have at least four litres of water per person per day for drinking, personal hygiene, preparing food and dishwashing. A family of four should store 48 litres of water for a 3 day period. Don’t forget to have some extra water for your pets.
For more information about water storage and treatment, visit Government of Canada’s website at: https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/faq-en.aspx