Save the Date: Facilities Holiday Celebration
You are invited to join us at the Facilities Holiday Celebration at The Nest during one of the following times:
- Breakfast (Weekend/Night shift): December 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 am; Performance Theatre in The Nest
- Lunch (Day shift): December 14, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm; The Great Hall in The Nest
- Dinner (Evening shift): December 14, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm; The Great Hall in The Nest
Please complete the form to RSVP and indicate your food preferences: bit.ly/FacilitiesHoliday
We look forward to celebrating the joyous holiday with you!
New job strategy session (NJSS): November 1–15, 2022
Construction Office
- Buchanan Tower: Replace 3rd floor lightboard displays with millwork/AV display (see 7th floor)
- Life Sciences Centre: Install commercial lab dishwasher
- Neville Scarfe Building – Classroom Block: Replace and install four glass doors
Project Services
- Botanical Garden Area: Code Review for the Proposed Botanical Garden Conservatory
- Civil & Mechanical Engineering Building: West Wing Fumehood (Rooms 1052, 1054)
- Four fume hoods in two rooms
- Centre for Comparative Medicine: Hire fire code consultant to review bio-bubble in Room 1221
- Geography Building: Universal Accessible Washroom
- Life Sciences Centre: Main Floor – All Gender Washroom Conversion
- Scope of Work developed by Facilities Planning
- Retain an Architectural Firm to analyze washrooms for conversion
- Power House: Power House demolition
Learn more about your pay & benefits from Dawn Irmscher, Director, Payroll
This week, Dawn Irmscher, Director, Payroll will be presenting to crews about UBC pay and benefits. Below is the schedule for your team (also attached).
Facilities' United Way Campaign: 2022 World Cup finalists’ lottery tickets sold out!
To help fundraise for the United Way campaign, Facilities has started a World Cup finalist lottery, similar to a 50/50 draw. Thank you to all who purchased their ticket. All tickets were sold.
With a little luck and a lot of cheering, and 496 different possible team pairings, we hope you got THE winning ticket and the lucky team pairing.
Each ticket was allocated via random draw which you can view in this video.
Good luck!
Annual Respirator Fit Testing: Book Your Appointment Now
Get ready for Annual Respirator Fit Testing by booking your appointment now! Appointment times are now available for November and December.
Similar to previous years, staff can sign-up themselves and complete the educational component online through Canvas.
A reminder that for an employee to use a tight-fitting respirator (e.g. full-facepiece, half-facepiece (ex. reusable elastomeric styles, N95, etc.), they must complete a fit test prior to their first use and annually thereafter.
For questions, contact Lori Takenaka, UBC Facilities Safety Advisor (lori.takenaka@ubc.ca).
Workday HR (HCM) and Payroll Enhancements List Now Live
The Integrated Service Centre (ISC) recently published its list of planned enhancements for Workday HR (HCM) and Payroll. Enhancements — changes that add new functionality or features, or improve an existing process — are an important part of the continuous improvement of Workday.
The ISC works with business owners, such as Central HR, to evaluate and make updates to our system that deliver value to UBC and the community. Sharing this list is a way to give visibility into this process.
The list of Workday Finance Enhancements was published in June 2022.
Learn more about Workday Enhancements.
Welcome to the team
- Rishi Purohit is joining Municipal Services as the new Fleet and Asset Manager on November 24.
- Riccardo Palumbo started as a Bricklayer in Building Operations yesterday.
Job openings
All positions at UBC are available on the UBC HR Careers website, or through the career application in your Workday account. Please note that applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the posting end date. The following VPFO positions are currently open:
- Head Service Worker (JR10486) – 11/22/2022
- Relief Shift Team Leader (EWS) (JR10427) – 11/23/2022
- Tool Crib/Store Operator (JR10442) – 11/24/2022
- Accessible Buildings Planner (JR10502) – 11/28/2022
- Day - Full-Time Service Worker (4 Positions) – 11/28/2022
- Millwright (JR7181) – 12/1/2022
- Millwright (Building Operations) (JR10231) – 12/2/2022
- Trades 2 - Steamfitter / Pipefitter (JR7935) – 12/2/2022
- Assistant Supervisor, Custodial (JR10571) – 12/2/2022
- Trades 2 - Bricklayer (JR8528) – 12/30/2022
- Labourer 2 (JR10120) – ongoing
- Labourer 3 (JR8504) – ongoing
Don't forget to apply as an internal candidate! Please review the Apply for an Internal Job Posting guide in the Workday Knowledge Base for instructions on how to apply. Reminder to attach a copy of your resume when you apply for a career opportunity in Workday.
EDI: What’s the story on labour rights in Qatar?
Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup has put the country in the spotlight. Yet much of the scrutiny is directed not at the event’s sporting aspects, but rather at the labour rights and working conditions of the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who are involved in readying the infrastructure and services needed to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
Listen to this podcast by International Labour Organization to learn more
When done right, sports can bring us together
Sports can break down barriers and foster positive connections. While integration may not be the primary reason newcomers decide to get involved in sports – whether to cheer, volunteer or play on the field – those who participate are more likely to find common ground to connect with others.
Weekly Emergency Tip: Drop, cover and hold on
Practice DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON, the appropriate action to reduce injury and death during earthquakes.
- DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!)
- Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and
- HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.
For more information about what to do during an earthquake, visit ready.ubc.ca/earthquake.
Managing your mental health
Human Resources has collected mental health resources to help you manage your ups and downs. To view more workshops, webinars and events visit the HR event listing.
Representatives are always available for a confidential conversation:
- Monica Haab (monica.haab@ubc.ca): Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Customer Services & Informatics, and Infrastructure Development
- Gregor MacDonald (gregor.macdonald@ubc.ca): Custodial Services and Municipal Services
In case you've missed it
In case you've missed it Here is a quick recap of key events and information that you may have missed. For more details, please click on the links below or refer to our weekly portfolio newsletter, VPFO Update.
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