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Earth Week: Campus-wide Hazardous Waste Disposal Campaign

We make job, our job! February 27th - March 10th, 2017

We will come to your lab and take all of your old chemicals for disposal.

  • NO tags
  • NO disposal request forms

If you want your old chemicals disposed or for a hazardous waste lab assessment, call the Lab Safety Officer at 519-824-4120 ext. 54270.

CUPE 1334 Negotiation Update

The University of Guelph and CUPE Local 1334, the union representing trades, maintenance and service workers are in conciliation meetings on Thursday, February 16 and Friday, February 17. The University is looking to achieve an agreement that is fair and recognizes the fiscal and operational realities of the University.  Recognizing the importance and challenging issues to be addressed, the University engaged the Union in discussions a year in advance of collective bargaining in order to thoughtfully explore options around staffing and levels of service.

Leave for Change Applications are due March 1, 2017

Embrace the adventure of a lifetime and volunteer your skills and talents through Leave for Change.

Applications for 2017 Leave for Change volunteer assignments are due March 1, 2017.

Leave for Change is a unique program that enables employers to support international development while providing a life-changing personal and professional development opportunity for employees.

Job Posting Days Changing in 2017

We want to make sure your postings get the attention you need them to when they get published on the University of Guelph website and so we are changing Friday's posting day to Monday.  Effective Tuesday, January 3, 2017, our regular posting days will be Mondays and Wednesdays.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact your Human Resources Consultant or Tina Medeiros via HRHiring@uoguelph.ca.

CUPE 1334 Negotiation Update

The University and The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1334, representing custodial, trades and maintenance employees have met over the course of four bargaining dates in an effort to reach a renewal agreement which expired April 30, 2016.  The University was advised by the Union of its decision to make an application to the Ministry of Labour for an appointment of a provincially appointed Conciliation Officer.  

Hot Weather Alerts

High temperature, high humidity and hard physical work can be a dangerous combination. Working in these conditions or conditions approaching these can cause disorders ranging from heat cramps to heat stroke. Such disorders can be prevented through worker awareness and the implementation of adequate preventive measures.

This alert involves the management of heat stress induced by hot weather that triggers the implementation of a “hot weather” plan. The implementation criteria for the hot weather plan is as follows:

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