Resources | APSA

New Members

Congratulations on your role at SFU! We are pleased to welcome you to the SFU community.

You are now a part of the Administrative and Professional Staff Association (APSA). Your rights as an employee are governed by APSA’s Basic Agreement and the AD 10 Policies, and you have a variety of member services available to you as part of your membership. You can also download the APSA PDF booklet with your terms and conditions of employment for reference. We:

Negotiate your salary, benefits, pension and AD 10 policies. The AD 10 policies set out the terms and conditions of your employment, such as vacation, tuition waiver, and probation.
Provide advocates to represent you when there are issues with your terms and conditions of employment or in the event a university policy has been breached or unfairly applied to you.
Host professional development workshops and social events.

We will send you a welcome letter to join one of our orientation sessions. Please email us at x for the latest orientation dates.

Please note that we are currently holding APSA orientation sessions online. You are invited to contact x if you have questions about APSA, our work, your employment contract with SFU, or would like to set up a phone conversation.

Careers at SFU

SFU Job Listings

Career Development

See Professional Development for APSA members
The Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) offers career counselling and online courses

Networking

APSA provides personal professional development and networking opportunities
SFU Community

Joining APSA as SFU Staff

We are very pleased to welcome all of our new members. Here are some resources:

* Please note there is nothing in any APSA policy that prohibits you from negotiating your salary within the range specified in the job description. We are happy to answer any of your questions about joining SFU as an APSA member prior to signing your offer letter.

Benefits

Here is the benefits summary for Continuing APSA members
Here is the benefits summary for Temporary APSA members * Please Note: CUPE continuing members in a Temporary Promotion will still be subject to CUPE benefits.
Staff Benefits Office.

Leaving SFU

Resignation

If you are resigning from your position, please review the following:

Resignation (AD 10-20) * Please note you may give less than one month’s written notice, but this will impact your final payment. Please contact the office if you have any questions about resignations.

Retirement

Termination

Please contact the office so that we can review the letter with you and talk about your options.
Please review Discipline and Termination of Employment (AD 10-19).

Restructuring Departments and Job Eliminations
Please review the Elimination of positions and employment continuity (AD10-18).