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Benefits for Staff Association Members
Health Care Benefits
Visit the UWOSA Health Care Benefits page for all information on Health Care Benefits or choose a specific topic below:
- What's Covered
- What's Not Covered
- Out of Pocket Maximum
- Health Care Spending Account
- Flex Credits
- Prescription Drugs
- Vision Care
- Paramedical Services
- Hospital Care
- Medical Aids, Appliances, Services and Supplies
- Mental Health Professional Services
Dental
Visit the UWOSA Dental Benefits webpage or choose a topic below:
Life and Accident Insurance
Visit the UWOSA Staff Life and Accident Insurance webpage or choose a topic below:
Sick Leave, Short and Long-Term Disability Benefits, and Critical Illness Benefit
During periods of illness or disability, these are important benefits for UWOSA Staff. For comprehensive information, please review your UWOSA collective agreement.
Post-Retirement Benefits
You may be eligible for post-retirement benefits including Extended Health and Dental Plans, Emergency Travel Assistance and a life insurance benefit of $15,000. Read more about post-retirement Benefits.
Emergency Travel Assistance
The Emergency Travel Assistance plan covers 100% (up to $200,000 per trip) of eligible expenses resulting from an accident or a sudden unexpected illness incurred while travelling outside your province of residence or outside Canada.
Details on Out-of-Country/Province coverage
Manulife Emergency Travel Assistance brochure
Life Events and Work Events that Can Affect Your Coverage
Marriage, divorce, having a baby, leaving Western? All of these events and more can affect your benefit coverage. Learn more.
Resources
Visit the UWOSA Benefits Resources page or choose a specific topic below:
- Getting Help & Contact Information
- Eligibility for Benefits
- Submit a Claim
- Costs of Benefits
- Definitions
- Recovering Overpayments
Other Benefits
You will find a list of other benefits available to UWOSA Staff members on the Other Benefits webpage, or choose a topic below for details.
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Western Pension Plan
- Vacation
- Dependent Tuition Scholarship Plan
- Long Service and Retirement Recognition
- Pregnancy, Parental and Adoption Leave Top-Up Plan
- Educational Funding
- Leaves and Other Workload Arrangements
- Professional Expense Reimbursement (PER)
- Caregiving Days
Important Note
The information contained on these benefit webpages is intended to provide a summary of benefits available to eligible members of the University of Western Ontario Staff Association and does not contain all of the plan provisions. Many aspects of the benefits are provided through a group insurance contract with the insurance provider and your full benefits and rights are governed by the terms of the Group Master Contract with the insurance provider, the Pension Plan for Administrative Staff and your contract with Western University through your agreement with the University of Western Ontario Staff Association. In the event of a discrepancy between this summary and the official plan documents, the official plan documents will prevail.
Please contact Human Resources using ASK HR if you have any questions about your compensation and benefits program or call 519-661-2194.
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