Queen's University Faculty Association – Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dear Members, When University Pension Plan (“UPP”) formally launched earlier this month, we stated our clear commitment to put our members’ pension security at the core of everything we do. Our goal is, and will always be, to deliver a secure, stable retirement income to our members. Our investment strategy → Learn More
Dear Members, Tomorrow marks an important milestone for University Pension Plan (UPP) and the beginning of our journey with you – our members. On July 1, 2021, UPP will formally assume responsibility for administering the pensions and investing the assets of its predecessor plans. This landmark realizes the historic vision → Learn More
The QUFA office is closed from June 28 to July 5 inclusive and QUFA staff are not available during this period to respond to your query. If your question or concern is urgent, please contact QUFA President Jordan Morelli (morelli@queensu.ca) or Vice President Laeeque Daneshmend (Laeeque.daneshmend@queensu.ca). We will respond when → Learn More
Dear Members, QUFA Voluntary Phased Retirement Workshop: We encourage QUFA members nearing retirement to attend this workshop on May 19 (1-2:30 pm) to learn more about this program. RSVP to Elizabeth Polnicky at ep43@queensu.ca by May 17 for Zoom details. QUFA RoR Workshop (Adjuncts): We encourage Adjunct members to join → Learn More
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Dear Members, I apologize for throwing so much at you at the end of the term and in one email. Please save this email or print it to review again in January if you cannot process it now. It contains important information about the next round of merit assessment in → Learn More
Dear Members, We know many of you are concerned about reporting on and being assessed for merit for 2020. Queen’s and QUFA have negotiated a variance to the biennial merit cycle that changes reporting requirements for some of you. It is a complicated matter where one must keep in mind → Learn More
Dear QUFA Members, As you are aware, things are changing rapidly with regard to how institutions are responding to the threats posed by Covid-19. QUFA will remain in step with public health authorities’ advice and with decisions made by Queen’s in determining its own operational response. During the same period, → Learn More
Dear Members, There have been a number of questions raised with QUFA around purchasing equipment for home offices in light of COVID-19 and remote working. There are a number of options available to you to pay for the purchase of equipment for a home office and to manage remote teaching. → Learn More
Dear Members, Please find attached an introduction and explanation for the agreement recently signed between QUFA and Queen’s to govern certain aspects of work while the COVID emergency prevails. The actual agreements can be found on the QUFA website here: QUFA COVID-19 Information We recommend that you read the brief → Learn More
October 16, 2019 email from Human Resources Department <HRDEPT-L@LISTS.QUEENSU.CA>; on behalf of; VP Finance and Administration <vpfa@QUEENSU.CA> Dear Colleagues, The creation of the new University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) and the transfer of assets and liabilities from the existing university pension plans is a complex process. The current university pension → Learn More