We are pleased to announce the launch of the group Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) as of May 1, 2013 for Ryerson employees. The TFSA is a flexible, registered, general-purpose savings vehicle that allows Canadians to earn tax-free investment income to more easily meet their lifetime savings needs. Introduced in Canada in 2009, the TFSA complements existing registered savings plans like the RRSP and RESP.

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With the posting date for CUPE Local 3904 Unit 1 appointments approaching, please remind Instructor Appointment Committee (IAC) members of the job posting and procedure provisions to facilitate their incorporation into your appointment and selection process.

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We are pleased to inform you that effective January 1, 2013, the extended health care plan for CUPE 233 members and their eligible dependents will include prescription safety glasses in the current limits of the vision care benefits. The amendment was agreed upon at the recent collective bargaining negotiations between the university and CUPE 233.

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If you think you've been seeing more people coughing and sneezing lately, and fewer of your co-workers in the office, you aren't imagining it. In recent weeks, the number of reported flu cases have been quickly growing. Fortunately, your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Shepell.fgi has resources that can help.

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As in previous years, you can receive your T4 (Statement of Remuneration Paid) and/or T4A (Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity and Other Income) slips electronically! This is the best way for you to access these forms, as eHR is quick, convenient and secure, and allows you to print or reprint your tax slips at your convenience.

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Here are some frequently asked questions and answeres about T4s and T4As.

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The Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities (MTCU) will once again sponsor the Summer Experience Program (SEP), to provide training and supervised work experience for youth in summer positions.

The Program Goals and Objectives are to provide supervised work experience for youth in summer positions in order to develop skills that are career related and transferable to the general labour market, to identify specific transferable skills for development, to provide training and work experience to develop these skills, and to be made available in communities throughout the province with some concentration in areas of high youth unemployment.

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