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Online Assessments Optimize Your Time for Optimal Health
When life gets busy, our health and wellbeing take a backseat to competing priorities. Thankfully, technology can make it convenient for us to check-in and check-up on our health.
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2018 Tax Info: Medical Expense Claims and T4/T4A Receipts
If you or your eligible dependents have any Extended Health and/or Dental claims from the 2018 calendar year that were not reimbursed by Sun Life (or another benefit plan), you may be able to claim these expenses on your income tax return depending on you or your dependents’ net income.
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The Importance of Updating Your Personal and Beneficiary Information
Changes in life and relationships can happen in the blink of an eye. With this in mind, it’s important to notify the university and update personal information such as your designated beneficiaries or address.
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Help Recognize and Prevent Benefits Fraud
Fraudulent benefit claims cost Canadians between one and six billion dollars every year, but did you know that benefits fraud can be committed by health or dental service providers, plan members or both?
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How-to Guide for Coordinating Benefits
UBC faculty and staff who are enrolled in more than one extended health or dental plan have the option of coordinating coverage between their multiple plans (also known as coordination of benefits or COB).
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Humans of Human Resources: Gillian Henderson
This month, we profile Gillian Henderson, who was appointed to Director, Human Resources at UBC Okanagan in July 2017
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Health Check: Is Your Vaccination Record Up-to-date?
Immunization and vaccinations aren’t just for children. In adulthood, regardless of age, immunizations and vaccinations are needed to protect against serious – and sometimes deadly – diseases.
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Register by Jan. 4 for Search Inside Yourself Training
In support of UBC’s commitment to workplace health and wellbeing, Human Resources is bringing back a popular professional development opportunity for UBC faculty and staff.
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Changes to the Canada Pension Plan
Starting in 2019, there will be a gradual enhancement of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to increase future retirement, disability and survivor pensions.
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Updates to Optional Life and Basic Life Insurance
With the support of our Benefits Consultant, the UBC Optional Life Insurance (Employee and Spouse) Plan is reviewed each year.
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