Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.44
Liaison Mike Wilson
Submission Date Jan. 29, 2014
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STARS v2.0

University of Victoria
PA-11: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution make counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all members of the following groups?:
Yes or No
Students Yes
Staff Yes
Faculty Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):

Wellness and other work-lfe support including sick leave, return-to-work, medical accomodation services, are provided to faculty and staff by UVic's Human Resources. These services include online resources, and a free Lunch and Learn, "Work-Life" series. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/worklifesupport/.

UVic's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is an employer paid benefit for all eligible faculty and staff (most unionized positions and faculty association members), and their dependents. It includes free professional counselling, information and referral services. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/benefits/efap.html.

There is also an independent university Ombudsperon available to students, staff and faculty to deal with information and desputes regarding UVic regulations and procedures. See: http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/ombudsperson/.


The website URL where information about the institution's wellness program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Wellness and other work-lfe support including sick leave, return-to-work, medical accomodation services, are provided to faculty and staff by UVic's Human Resources. These services include online resources, and a free Lunch and Learn, "Work-Life" series. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/worklifesupport/.

UVic's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is an employer paid benefit for all eligible faculty and staff (most unionized positions and faculty association members), and their dependents. It includes free professional counselling, information and referral services. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/benefits/efap.html.

There is also an independent university Ombudsperon available to students, staff and faculty to deal with information and desputes regarding UVic regulations and procedures. See: http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/ombudsperson/.


Wellness and other work-lfe support including sick leave, return-to-work, medical accomodation services, are provided to faculty and staff by UVic's Human Resources. These services include online resources, and a free Lunch and Learn, "Work-Life" series. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/worklifesupport/.

UVic's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is an employer paid benefit for all eligible faculty and staff (most unionized positions and faculty association members), and their dependents. It includes free professional counselling, information and referral services. See: http://web.uvic.ca/hr/benefits/efap.html.

There is also an independent university Ombudsperon available to students, staff and faculty to deal with information and desputes regarding UVic regulations and procedures. See: http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/ombudsperson/.

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