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Administrative Support Services

About Administrative Support Services
Administrative Support Services provides temporary clerical or secretarial assistance to UVic departments during periods of vacation, sick leave, overload, special projects, or other similar circumstances. Administrative Support Services staff are employed on a casual, on-call basis, with no guarantee of assignments.

 

Advantages of Working for Administrative Support Services

  • Administrative Support Services employees gain work experience in a variety of University departments and become familiar with the Campus as a whole
  • Administrative Support Services assignments provide opportunity to demonstrate skills and abilities to potential employers
  • A Administrative Support Services employee may apply for temporary or continuing positions at the University as an "Internal Applicant," if they have worked on campus in the previous twenty days.
  • Employment can be on a part-time basis and an employee is able to take time off when desired.

 

Classification of Assignments/Positions
Each assignment is classified persuant to the latest collective agreement according to the duties and responsibilities involved.

 

Wage Rates and Hours of Work
Rates are hourly and are paid in accordance with the current C.U.P.E. 951 Collective Agreement.

Usual full-time hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with one hour for lunch. Part-time hours usually fall anywhere within this period and include a minimum of four hours per day.

 

Length of Assignments
The length of each assignment can vary from a minimum of four hours to a maximum of 22 days. In extenuating circumstances, assignments may be extended beyond the maximum.

 

Statutory Holidays
Statutory holiday pay is provided on a pro-rated basis subject to the following conditions:

  • the holiday does not occur during the first thirty calendar days of employment with Administrative Support Services
  • any applicable provision or limitation contained in the Employment Standards Act or the current collective agreement is met.

 

Time Off
Administrative Support Services offers the flexibility of time off as required. The employee is asked only to advise in advance of the dates that he or she will not be available for work.

Where an employee is unable to report for an assigned job, the Coordinator of Administrative Support Services must be advised as soon as possible so a replacement can be found.

 

Union Membership and Dues
All Administrative Support Services employees are required to to become members of CUPE Local 951. There is an initial $10.00 membership fee and dues are 2.29% of gross earnings plus 50 cents per paycheque.

 

Vacation Pay
4% vacation pay is accrued on gross earnings.

 

Administrative Support Services Opportunities

There are currently no opportunities available at this time.


 

 

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