Benefits

The University of Windsor provides a wide range of benefit programs to eligible employees. The benefit programs have been designed to assist employees in meeting health and dental expenses, provide coverage for income protection as well as enhance their well-being.

This site has been designed to acquaint you with the general features of the benefit plans provided to eligible employees. Please direct specific inquiries to the Benefits Administration staff in the Department of Human Resources.

General Overview of Benefits

Click on the links below to explore the benefit information that applies to your employee group. Please note that these pages provide a general overview of the benefit program but they do not replace the formal benefit agreements. In case of discrepancies, the information found in the Collective Agreements prevails.

Unifor local 195 Campus Community Police and Parking Services

Unifor local 2458 Full- time Office and Clerical Staff

Unifor local 2458 Part-time Office and Clerical Staff

Unifor local 2458 Engineers

CUPE local 1001 Full-time Housekeeping, Grounds and Food Services

CUPE local 1001 Part-time Housekeeping, Grounds and Food Services

CUPE local 1393 Skilled Trades and Technical Staff

CUPE local 4580 and Student employees

Executive

Faculty & Librarians

Managerial and Professional Full-time Staff

Managerial and Professional Permanent Part-time Staff

Retirees

Green Shield Subscriber CHANGE4LIFE presentation - January 18, 2016
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Out of Country Travel Benefits

NEW - October 1, 2017 - GSC recently updated the definition of "stable" so that it is more detailed and specific. This new definition is shown in your benefits booklet. For more information consult the Travel Section of the GSC FAQ site, selecting the last FAQ topic. Click here to be taken to the GSC FAQ page.

Go to the Out of Country Travel Benefits page for an overview of the benefit including the materials from the presentation "Out of Country Travel Benefits: What you Need to Know"

Tuition Remission Benefit Program and application process

Go to the Tuition Remission Benefit page to learn about the program

Staff Discounts

Employees of the University of Windsor can take advantage of several special offers from local vendors.

Contact Information

Please direct your inquiries to the benefits administration staff:

Ext. 2049 - CAW local 195, CAW local 2458 FT, CAW local 2458 PT, CAW local 2458 Engineers, CUPE local 1001, CUPE local 1393, CUPE local 4580 & Managerial & Professionals

Ext. 2090 - Faculty, Librarians and Executive Group

Go to the Department of Human Resources staff directory page

Communications

Bill 47 Making Ontario Open For Business Act, 2018 (amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995).

Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Information Bulletin

Employment Related Legislative Changes (Bill 127 and Bill 148) - please refer to Bill 47 which has repealed and or amended many of the provisions of Bill 148.

Employment Standards in Ontario - ESA Poster Version 8.0