Childcare Fund: Apply by September 24th!
All TSSU members (as defined by the TSSU By-laws) with children under the age of 13, or those with children up to the age of 18 requiring additional care due to a physical or developmental disability, are eligible to apply for the TSSU Membership Childcare Fund.
The deadline to apply for the Childcare Fund during the Fall 2018 disbursement period will close on Monday, September 24th. However, there will also be a late application period, for the disbursement of funds during Spring 2019, which will close on Wednesday January 23rd.
Funds will be provided based on the SFU Child Care Society (CCS) rates as of September 1, 2017, according to the age of each child on the first day of the semester (see below for chart). Applications may require supplementary documentation of each child's age (birth certificate, passport, notarized letter, etc.), but these do not need to be provided during the application process. For more information on the Childcare Fund and other childcare issues click here.
The application is specific to this fund: APPLY HERE
| Classification |
Description |
Disbursement Amount |
| TSSU member employed in a position covered by the Collective Agreement at any point during the semester |
50% of one month’s CCS rate as at September 1, 2017 |
0-36 mo: $655.00
3-5 years: $465.00
5-12 years:$237.50
13-18 years: $655.00 |
| TSSU member not employed in a position covered by the Collective Agreement during the semester |
25% of one month’s CCS rate as at September 1, 2017 |
0-36 mo: $327.50
3-5 years: $232.50
5-12 years:$118.75
13-18 years: $327.50 |
The new semester timeline can be seen below, and can also be found as a pdf here.
If you're a TA or TM this semester, don't forget to log your hours! Collect a logbook from the TSSU Office in AQ 5129, or see here for the electronic version. Also make sure that you complete your Time Use Guidelines with the course supervisor as soon as possible. A copy of the TUG form can be found in Appendix C of the Collective Agreement, but is also available as a pdf for TAs or TMs.
Important information on health benefits and leaves can always be found here, with additional information on this topic here that applies to international students.
Other useful information can be found across our website - use the menu tabs to help you find what is relevant to you. If you have any questions, please contact us by email at tssu@tssu.ca, phone 778-782-4735, or see us in AQ 5129. We can also be followed on facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Important update regarding Guard.me refund status
Following the emails received from many TSSU members regarding the status of their Guard.me grievance settlement refunds, TSSU has been in email discussions with SFU about the delivery of these funds.
Unfortunately and without communication with TSSU, SFU decided to pay out the refunds in two steps:
1) Those with current TSSU contracts in Spring 2017 received a payment through payroll
2) Remaining recipients were sent cheques to the last known address
We are advised that the cheques were sent out Monday, April 24th.
If SFU wanted to pay people in a timely and reasonable way, they would have attempted an electronic transfer using the banking information you currently have on file; this is the normal process. However, they did not choose to do this in relation to the Guard.me settlement. Given that many members leave at the end of the Spring semester, and that many renters who move do not make arrangements to have mail forwarded, due to the cost, we are very concerned that SFU's chosen method of payment will deny people the refund they're owed.
If you have not received your refund through payroll, and do not receive a cheque by the end of this week, please contact benefits@sfu.ca to inquire about your refund. You can ensure that your banking information is up-to-date in the SFU system, and have the funds electronically transferred. When writing to benefits, please copy settlement@tssu.ca so we can follow up on your behalf.
