Durham College Benefits

Sun Life Benefits

Durham College offers an extensive Benefit Program through Sun Life of Canada, which includes extended health care, dental care, vision and hearing care.

Please click here for more information on your benefit plan or refer to your respective benefit booklet.

Employee Assistance Program

Durham College offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to full-time employees to support those experiencing personal/family problems or difficulties, which may include, but are not limited to elder care issues, nutrition, emotional problems and financial concerns. This service is completely confidential and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

To access the Employee Assistance Program, you or any member of your immediate family may schedule an appointment by calling Shepell-fgi at 1-800-363-3872. For more information, please visit the Shepell-fgi
Members Only Website regarding your Employee Assistance Program services.

Tuition Reimbursement for Dependent Children

A) Dependents Attending Durham College

A full-time employee of Durham College whose dependent child(ren) is approved for admission to a full-time Durham College post-secondary program may apply for reimbursement of the regulated tuition fees paid (less $100). This benefit commences at the start of the first full semester after the date of full-time hire.

B) Dependents Attending UOIT

Dependents of full-time college employees if approved for admission through the normal process may apply for a UOIT scholarship. A dependent may apply to UOIT for post-secondary undergraduate programmes for an annual $1,000.00 scholarship ($500.00 per semester). The maximum life time scholarship is $4,000.00 per dependent.

To qualify for a UOIT scholarship, the dependent must achieve an average of 75% or an equivalent G.P.A. from their most recent set of academic grades and have paid all tuition and other mandatory fees. The scholarship does not apply to dependents who study on a part-time basis.

Please click here to be redirected to the Human Resources website for more information.

NOTE: The above benefit programmes cannot be combined to exceed four years. Please see the appropriate policy with respect to the definition of a dependent.

Tuition Reimbursement for Post-Secondary Programming

Full-time staff who successfully complete a university course(s) are eligible to receive a reimbursement of 50% of the tuition fees paid. Employees may request to have the full tuition fees advanced with repayment of the employee portion arranged through payroll deduction. Supervisory approval is required prior to enrolling in the course and each employee is subject to an annual maximum.

For all undergraduate and graduate degrees, 50 per cent of tuition is reimbursed to a maximum of $3,000 per year for all courses leading to an undergraduate, master's or doctoral degree.

UOIT will waive the 50 per cent tuition not covered by Durham College to all Durham College employees registered in a UOIT undergraduate degree program.

Please click here for a copy of the Professional Development Policy. You can locate a copy of the application form on the Human Resources Forms page, located here.

Staff Access to Continuing Education Courses

Durham College recognizes the importance of its most valued resource - its staff. In order to provide and encourage personal and professional development of Durham College employees and their families, a reduced rate is available for courses offered through Continuing Education for current full-time and part-time staff. The reduced rates are known as "Campus Colleague".

Credit courses - no limit to the number an employee can take per semester
General Interest courses - only two allowed per semester

Exceptions: Only one or two seats are held in any course for a "Campus Colleague", so be sure to register early for a course. There are also courses in which no seats are available except at the published cost.

This certainly is a great motivator for you and your family to continue your life long learning!

Wellness Matters

In the Fall of 2005, employees were asked to participate in an online Health Risk & Productivity Assessment. With a response rate of 36.63%, Human Resources was able to identify the following areas of interest and concern to our employees; nutrition, self-care, fitness and body mass. The Wellness Matters program offers employees opportunities to increase their level of awareness and activity through wellness challenges, seminars, screening clinics, newsletters, cooking classes, on-campus Weight Watchers @ Work and walking groups. For additional information, please visit the Wellness Matters Website.