The University allows leaves from employment of many different kinds: maternity, medical, disability, personal, sabbatical, and layoff. The rights and responsibilities for these leaves vary according to each employment group. See your group below for details.

Leave Entitlements by Employment Group

• Academic Executive
• Administrative Executive
• BCGEU Childcare
• BCGEU Okanagan
• CUPE 116
• CUPE 2278
• CUPE 2950
• Executive Administrative
• Faculty
• Farm Workers
• IUOE 882
• Management & Professional
• Non-Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Cost to Maintain Your Benefits on Leave

Many types of leave allow you to maintain your benefits with the University during the leave. You may have to pay some or all of the costs, depending on the type of leave.

The Payroll office will invoice you for the cost of your benefits once notification of your leave is received.

Benefits Cost Calculator for Leaves of Absence

This web-based service will allow you to estimate in advance the cost of maintaining your benefits.

Who to Contact if you have questions:

Benefits Maintenance during leave

If your last name begins with:

A - L: contact Carol Piotrowski at 822-9290 or carol@finance.ubc.ca
M - Z: contact Wentworth Iwasiuk at 822-8979 or wiwasiuk@finance.ubc.ca

Other Questions

For questions regarding staff maternity leaves other than benefits maintenance, please contact:
Pat Dollard: 822-2026

For questions regarding faculty maternity leaves other than benefits maintenance, please contact your *Faculty Service Representative*.