AVOID LATE FEES ON TUITION FEES – PAY AS YOU GO!

WHY: The benefit to you is that you get to keep your money longer, and avoid paying any late fees.  All you have to do is ensure that you have paid your fees by or on the last pay run of the semester.  You can pay with any combination of deduction and payment that you like (ie. give them some money up front, then pay through deduction).  The real benefits to you are twofold: you avoid late fees, can pay it over the entire semester, and can collect interest on the money you do make thereby.  Even if you have the money, you can keep it in savings, and pay slowly through payroll. TSSU members wanted a tuition waiver in past bargaining, but SFU would agree only to this system.

WHO:  Any TSSU member with a current employment contract can set up a deduction of tuition from your paycheques.

WHEN: You can set up a regular deduction (at least a dollar) or you can change your amounts as many times as you want (you just fill in a new deduction form – see “how”).  You need to get the form in before the payroll run occurs for that pay period.

HOW:  go to https://myinfo.sfu.ca  and enter your student ID number.  Click on Payroll and Compensation, then click on “Voluntary Deduction”, then “Add Deduction”.  Fill in the form and submit.  If for some reason you want to raise or lower your deduction, just submit a new form.

PROBLEMS:  There is a detailed Q & A provided at SFU’s website. If the system won’t let you sign on, it is likely that your contract has not entered you into the system – in which case you need to check with your department. This often is not done until the first week of the semester, a few days before your first pay-period. Your pay period is indicated on your copy of the contract.

If you have any problems, you can also contact TSSU at 778-782-4695 or 778-782-4735.

Please note that it is the University's view that to be eligible to receive your U-PASS, you must have paid at least two thirds of the cost of the U-PASS ($60) by late September. This is the result of a unilateral move by Simon Fraser University, the subject of a current grievance.