Description: Establishes policy governing employee conflict of interest matters. Policy A conflict of interest exists when there is a divergence between an employee’s personal interests and his or her professional obligations to the University as an employee. Employees shall seek to avoid conflict of interest situations. Employees shall make full, timely and ongoing disclosure of a […]
Topic: Employees, Employment and Workplace
Acceptance of Gifts Policy
1. Purpose and Summary This policy is intended to guide the acceptance of gifts made to York University including how gifts are valued and receipted. 2. Scope This policy applies to all persons, including students, involved in any aspect of fundraising on behalf of York University. It applies to all gifts from donors. 3. Definitions […]
Physical Accessibility of University Facilities (Policy)
Description: Has associated procedure Policy York University is committed to working towards ensuring that its facilities are as accessible as possible to persons with disabilities. To that end, the University will create a process by which persons with disabilities may make known the difficulties they are experiencing in gaining access to and use of existing […]
Physical Accessibility of University Facilities (Procedure)
Description: Has associated policy. Procedure Persons with disabilities who are experiencing difficulties accessing facilities may bring their concerns (in the case of students) to the Office for Persons with Disabilities or (in the case of employees) to the Department of Occupational Health and Safety. If the difficulty is such that accommodation of an individual is […]
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, Policy on
Description: Establishes policy for access to university information while also protecting individual rights to privacy, and brings the University into compliance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). Policy I. Definitions 1. “Record” means any record of information however recorded, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, […]
Worker Certification
Description: Delineates the responsibility for obtaining and maintaining certifications required by workers in the performance of their job duties to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. University Procedure No. 008 Purpose This procedure is to ensure that: all certifications that are required to be held by employees to operate equipment or to perform […]
Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities, Procedures on
Description: Deals with the handling of monies by the Department of Occupational Health and Safety; accommodation of job applicants faced with disabilities; deals with long-term employees; has associated policy. A. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 1. Disability "Disability" or "handicap" refers to all disabilities protected in the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, Ch.H.19 and is defined in […]
Employees Paid from Research Funds
Description: Employee of faculty member compared to employee of the University. Policy Unless specifically agreed by the University, persons hired under research grants and contracts awarded to York University faculty members, are and shall be the employees of the faculty member, and not the employees of the University. The faculty member is responsible for the […]
Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Description: Establishes York's commitment to a barrier-free workplace; applies to students, faculty and staff; Has associated procedure Policy York University is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. Accordingly, York will attempt to accommodate both employees and position applicants with disabilities in a […]
