Benefits FYI | Winter 2023 | Welcome to Benefits FYI With the end of 2023 fast approaching, we take a look at the important benefit deadlines, review the changes that happened to your benefits in 2023, and look ahead to what you can expect in 2024. (HINT: there are some notable new benefits and increases to the annual maximums for popular services!) | Here are your end-of-year benefit reminders The end of the year is upon us, meaning we have a few more weeks to get the most out of our benefits and submit claims before the year-end deadlines. Learn more | Your new benefits: Looking forward to 2024 and back on 2023 In this two-part series, we share exciting changes to the UBC benefits plans in 2024 and review the changes that took place in 2023. | Looking forward to your new benefits in 2024 Increases to the annual maximums for some of our most popular benefits, increases to the Health Spending Account, and new allowances for eye exams, highlight the 2024 changes. Learn more | Looking back on the new benefits for 2023 In 2023 we introduced new benefits to make our plan more inclusive, there were changes for specific employee groups, and a host of changes to our benefit partners and providers. Learn more | | 2024 vacation now available in Workday Eligible staff in salaried positions can now access their 2024 vacation balances in Workday, and vacation requests can now be entered for 2024. This vacation time cannot be used to book extra vacations in 2023. Vacation balances for the following year are updated in Workday in the first week of October of the preceding year. The number of vacation days you can take depends on your UBC employee group and how many years you have worked at UBC. Learn more | Event highlight: Building healthy sleep habits (December 6) Sleep is a critical part of our wellbeing. Building healthy sleep habits helps fight illness, decrease the risk of diseases, and reduces stress. When sleep improves, so does our mood, concentration, motivation, memory, decision-making, and interpersonal skills. Take part in this workshop to learn how to start sleep-healthy habits from the moment you wake up, and much more. - Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Time: 11 am–12:30 pm PST
- Location: Zoom
Enrol today | Upcoming events A snapshot of upcoming health, wellbeing, benefits, and other events hosted by HR. | | EFAP Spotlight: TELUS Health CareNow Counsellor-Assisted Program Looking for some support with stress, anxiety, work-life balance, communication or healthy eating? Try our EFAP provider's new CareNow Counsellor Assisted program based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy today. Get professional guidance as you work through a wide range of wellbeing-related modules. Learn more about CareNow | Did you miss the semi-annual benefits webinar? Watch the recording Janet McHugh and Lauren Lee from the Health, Wellbeing & Benefits team shared tips with faculty and staff looking to understand and maximize their benefits. Watch the benefits webinar | Caring Conversations about substance use with ALAViDA Are you worried about a partner, adult child, coworker, or someone else you care about? ALAVIDA can help you navigate a tough conversation about substance use with an open mind so you can build trust and make a difference. Learn more and you could get a Starbucks gift card to invite someone you’re concerned about for a caring conversation. Get started | The most popular stories from the previous edition of Benefits FYI | | Want more health and wellbeing stories? Have you signed up for Healthy UBC? In this opt-in monthly newsletter, you get a selection of our best health and wellbeing stories and events from across UBC. Subscribe to Healthy UBC | Health, Wellbeing and Benefits
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