News

The December 2026/January 2027 Holiday Schedule is now available on the Paid Holidays web page.

Members of the Professional Staff Association (PSA), which represents more than 1,000 professional and managerial employees, and the University of Guelph have ratified the renewal agreement that was tentatively agreed to on July 30, 2026. The Compact was ratified by the PSA membership at its Ratification Meeting prior to being ratified by the University on August 11, 2026.

The previous agreement expired April 30, 2026.

GAW Time & Scheduling is now live for all University of Guelph employees.  This new University-wide system provides one central place to:
•    View work schedules (where applicable)
•    Record hours worked (where applicable)
•    Submit and manage time-off requests
•    View time-off balances
•    Review and approve employee time and time off (Managers and Department Administrators)
•    Access time and scheduling information from a desktop or mobile device

For Current Employees (including those on leave of absence): 

All T4 and T4A slips for the 2025 tax year will be available electronically on Gryphons at Work no later than February 28. You will receive an email with additional instructions to view/download your T4/T4A slip when they become available.

Each year, we celebrate outstanding staff with the President’s Awards for Exemplary Staff Service to recognize these remarkable individuals and their contributions. Consider nominating a deserving colleague for these awards!

Four award categories are available, two (2) for individual nominations and two (2) for either a team or individual nomination:

Congratulations to this year's 25 Year Service Award recipients who were celebrated on May 7 at the 25 Year Club reception for this incredible milestone!  A list of the 25 year honourees can be found on our Awards and Recognition webpage.

The University of Guelph has finalized the Group Benefit premium rates with Sun Life for the upcoming policy year starting May 1, 2025

A notice with details, for employees can be found here

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, the Time Off for Voting HR Memo outlines the process to be followed regarding the upcoming election on February 27, 2025.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Staff Relations.

We have refreshed the Gryphons At Work Knowledge Site where you will find smipler, more intuitive navigation and up to date rources and more... 

Please visit the new link at https://uoguelphca.sharepoint.com/sites/GryphonsAtWorkKnowledgeSite 

Remember to update your bookmarks!

On November 20, 2024, an ***AMENDED*** memo was issued outlining the dates of the December/January Holiday Closure 2024/2025.