Postdoctoral Fellows
Concluding a PDF appointment occurs when:
- appointment / term of employment has ended as specified in the appointment / invitation letter
- the project has concluded, funding is no longer available, or the services of the PDF are no longer required
- the PDF resigns their position
In each case, it is the responsibility of the faculty supervisor to advise the Research People Team (postdoc2@sfu.ca) to end the appointment and discontinue payroll. To end an appointment early, please fill out the 'TERMINATION' section of the PDF Appointment form on page 2. Please also tick the 'Early End' box at the top of the page and enters the appropiate detais on page 1.
Calculating Vacation Payout
BC's ESA requires salaried employees be paid out for any vacation earned but not taken:
- Postdocs should take their remaining vacation time owing before the end of their appointment.
- Deptartments must ensure ALL vacation has been entered correctly on timesheets before the end of the appointment.
- If the employee is unable to take vacation before the end of the appointment, (when the employment relationship ends), a payout equal to the amount of vacation time owing (earned but not taken) will be added to their last pay.
- This payout is an expense to the grant.
- The Supervisor is responsible for tracking vacation time taken and noting it when concluding the appointment.
- Use the Salary Cost Estimator and Vacation Pay Calculator to find the vacation amount owing to the employee.