Further to the announcement on November 20, 2020 regarding the provision of 3 additional paid wellness days off for staff-appointed employees, we are providing instructions on processing the COVID Wellness Day paid leave from November 20, 2020 to August 31, 2021 for appointed staff groups in HRIS.
Update Sept 1: Staff wellness days can be used between November 20, 2020 and August 31, 2021.
Reference Guide and Support
This chart outlines the various ways of processing absences and the corresponding HRIS/ESS procedure.
| Procedure Documentation | |
|---|---|
| Recording COVID Wellness Day individually per employee | Record-COVID-Wellness-Day-Paid-Appointed |
| Recording COVID Wellness Day for multiple employee | Create Absence from Excel Spreadsheet
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| Employee submits leave request through Employee Self-Service | ESS: Leave Request Tool Kit |
You can find FAQs on the staff wellness days on the HR & Equity COVID-19 website.
If you need assistance with HRIS processing, please submit a ticket to HRIS Help Desk using HR Service Centre.