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Your Benefits

There areÌývirtual Benefit information sessionsÌýfor faculty and staff held each month. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the benefits available to you as an employee and ask any questions. Register for the next sessionÌýby searching theÌý.Ìý

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Benefits Packages for Employee Groups and Retirees

If you are eligible for benefits, see your relevant package below. You can also visit on our People and Culture myDal site for more details [login required]. VisitÌýÌýfor eligibilty for new employees.

• Regular, full-time and part-timeÌý(50% or greater) faculty and staff
  
• Associated employees
• Grant-Paid employees
  
• Post-Doctoral Fellows
• Retirees

Note: Benefit-eligible employees are enrolled in single health and travel coverage. Should you wish to add dental coverage or change to family coverage, there is aÌý60-day windowÌýfrom your job begin date to do so.

• Required paperwork and instructions are available under your relevant benefit package listed above.
• Any requests received after the 60 day enrolment window will be considered late and you and your dependants will be subject to the late application process, which may include restricted coverage and/or medical underwriting approval.Ìý
• The 60-day window to update your benefit selections re-opens anytime a life event occurs.Ìý
• If you have any questions about your benefits eligibility or the application process, please contact Employee Benefits atÌýbenefits@dal.caÌýorÌý902-494-1122.Ìý
• Note: MSI or equivalent provincial health coverage is mandatory for participation in the group health and dental plan; if you do not have this in place, please contact Employee Benefits.

You will receive a benefits card with your policy number directly from Medavie Blue Cross in the mail after your eligibility date. For detailed information on your benefit entitlements and to submit claims online, please register withÌý. There is also an app available for smartphones and tablets.

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Employee Wellness Programs

• Health Spending Accounts:ÌýÌýHealth Spending Accounts (HSA) allow employees a way to balance out areas where the plan isn’t as strong and provide more support to individuals where they need it the most. The HSA provides $1000 (except Postdoctoral Fellows that have $400) annually for health and dental expenses not reimbursed by the plan, with unused allotments carried over for one year.Ìý
• Health and wellness:ÌýÌýBy 6 months all employees have access to sick days, with the total number of days outlined in the employee's respective collective agreement and/or handbook.
  • There is also the benefit of having discounted membership at Dalplex in Halifax: a 50% cost savings versus a regular community member. 
  • 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß has a corporate membership with GoodLife Fitness that gives a 30% discount.Ìý
  • Health and safety are important for the well-being of all employees, students, and visitors to campus, and are everyone’s responsibility. For more information, visit .
• Enhanced mental health benefit:  17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß offers an enhanced mental health benefit to all benefits-eligible faculty and staff. This benefit, up to a maximum of $1500, is specific to mental health services, and covers an expanded list of mental health practitioners including psychologists, social workers, counselling therapists, psychotherapists, psychoeducators, and Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT). 
• Visit on our People and Culture myDal site [login required] for wellness resources and supports available to faculty and staff.

Professional Development

The university encourages learning opportunities and professional development for faculty and staff through a tuition assistance program.Ìý

• Tuition & tuition assistance:Ìý17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß prioritizes educational opportunities for its employees. Regular, full-time and part-time faculty and staff (great than 50%) can take two full credits in one academic year free of tuition charges and dependents of that eligible employee group can receive 50% off tuition.
• Tuition assistance comes in two forms, waivers for 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß courses (up to 2 full credits per academic year) and reimbursement for non-17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß courses.Ìý
• For information regarding tuition assistance, please refer to your collective agreement or handbook for details specific to your employee group.

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