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Planning to Appoint an ONC Position

Appointments for short-term, temporary, non-affiliated positions (Other Non-Continuing/ONC) are processed as employees of 51猎奇入口and as such hiring practices must be aligned with provincial legislation and the university's standards and policies.

Department administrators and hiring managers are encouraged to review the鈥痜or clarity about the rights and responsibilities of employees and their employer; and review the options and considerations for items that impact budgets, and the university's procedures that have been established to facilitate compliant hiring. 

A few things to note

  • 51猎奇入口is a unionized campus and many roles are affiliated - affiliation is based on the nature of the work, which is defined in current agreements.
  • It is best practice to have a signed employment contract before work begins,鈥痶hough this is not鈥痗urrently a requirement for ONC positions.鈥 
  • 51猎奇入口continues to work towards being a living wage employer. Living wage should be paid to all employees, unless they are:
    • Casual employment of fewer than 120 hours of work per year
    • Multiple small contracts
    • Interns and students who are completing practicum placements or co-op terms
    • Apprentices and trainees, as long as their probationary period or training period has a defined end point (at which time they will be paid the living wage)
    • Staff in their probation period (up to 6 months)
  • Compensation is subject to source deductions (CPP, EI, WCB, EHT).
  • Onboarding, training and supervision is the responsibility of the Department.
  • Refer to SFU鈥檚 hiring guidelines to determine eligibility for employment at SFU.

 

Determine employment type: affiliated or non-affiliated

Existing agreements determine whether roles are affiliated. ONC appointments must be considered within this framework.

  • If the role exists and is affiliated 鈥 work with your HR Strategic Business Partner (HRSBP) for hiring steps.
  • If the role does not exist it will need to be assessed for affiliation. HRSBP will guide on the next steps. 

鉁 If the role is found to be non-affiliated, proceed with appointing the role as an ONC position.

  • If the role does not exist 鈥 your HRSBP will assist with the creation of an appropriate job description or list of duties.

 

ONC Definition 

Step 1: Determine whether the appointment is Other Non-Continuing 

An ONC appointment is: 

  • Temporary: typically seasonal, event based, short-term, task-focused, and intended as a one-time engagement. 
  • Not affiliated with CUPE, APSA, APEX, POLY, SFUFA or TSSU.
  • The nature of the work is not research, administrative or office/clerical (e.g., routine office, technical services), or does not provide academic or teaching support that is directly tied to the delivery of credit courses.
  • Compensated by 51猎奇入口Payroll.
  • Number and scheduling of hours may be variable.
  • Duration may be variable, but not more than 3 months except where the duration spans the term of a semester and the individual is expected to work irregular hours and work fewer than 20 hours over the length of the appointment. 

An ONC appointment is not: 

  • One-time payments made to individuals performing work for 51猎奇入口but not expecting remuneration or expecting a token payment for service, e.g., volunteers, guest speakers.鈥
  • One-time payments made for student recognition or awards.鈥

Exception 鈥 the ONC category is used to process appointments that are:

  • Work performed at an 51猎奇入口campus but compensated by another legal entity as part of a business relationship with 51猎奇入口for Payroll services.

If the individual is an 51猎奇入口employee, proceed to鈥Step 2.

Step鈥2:鈥疍etermine鈥疻hether Affiliated鈥

Nature of Work

The collective and basic agreements have outlined the nature of work for affiliated roles:

CUPE鈥痳epresents鈥痶he office, technical, and clerical employees鈥痑t the University: 鈥淭he CUPE Local 3338 bargaining unit includes any position employed by the University that falls within the Union鈥檚 Labour Relations Board certification, unless the position is explicitly excluded.鈥

APSA鈥渃onsists鈥痮f all administrative/professional employees except those employees represented by other employee groups formally recognized by the University, those employees who have contracts of employment with the University, and those employees who hold the positions listed in Appendix A and who shall be available to represent the University in consultations and negotiations with A.P.S.A.鈥濃

Alignment with Existing Roles

If鈥痶he job duties closely align with existing鈥疉PSA/CUPE鈥痯ositions,鈥痶he role is鈥痩ikely affiliated.

 

Employment Standards

VACATION ENTITLEMENT

BC's ESA requires the provision of vacation time and/or pay. The amount you can offer is flexible but it must meet the BC ESA minimum.鈥

Hourly employees must receive a minimum of 4% pay in lieu of vacation time. There is no requirement for employees to take vacation time and any time taken would be unpaid. This option is available for appointments shorter than 3 months.

If salaried, it is assumed the 4% is included in their pay.  

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Overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the Supervisor.

When appointing, consideration must be given to the total number of hours an individual is working in all positions they hold at SFU. Total number of hours cannot exceed 8 hours in one day, 40 hours in one week or 80 hours bi-weekly; at that point overtime will apply.

STATUTORY AND GENERAL HOLIDAYS 

Employees who have been employed for 30 days and have worked for 15 of the past 30 days qualify to be paid for federal and provincial statutory holidays, and in some cases, for general holidays.鈥

 

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