Public Relations: On Campus NEWS Mar 14, 1997

March 14, 1997

March 14: Notes from HRD

Information from the Human Resources Division

Recruitment from an Employment Equity Perspective guidelines have been revised and updated. Although these guidelines focus on faculty recruitment, they provide useful information for any search. Copies are available from Kathy Gray at -6325.
Information on Academic Student Assistants salary schedules for 1997/98 was recently distributed by the Human Resources Division. Contact Janet Horbay at -6270 for a copy of the hourly and monthly rates or obtain the information from HRD's web site at http://adminsrv.usask.ca/hrdivision/employee_services/ compensation_administration/students/salary_schedules.htm (or by clicking on the "what's new" button).
HRD is now offering the service of posting faculty positions to the web site. The response to the first posting was very good with 126 visitors in just over a week. Approximately half of the visitors were external to the University. Departments interested in using this service in their recruitment efforts should send the posting in electronic form (preferably a Microsoft Word document). The page can be viewed on HRD's web page under employment/usfa_competitions.htm. Links with departmental home pages can also be arranged.
Information pertaining to the ASPA Renewal Incentive Retirement Plan and the CUPE 1975 Assisted Early Retirement Plan can be viewed on HRD's web page at benefits_pension/ under "Plans".
Human rights legislation has established clear guidelines for recruitment procedures, particularly as they pertain to interviewing candidates. There are certain questions the employer cannot ask a job applicant because that information might be used to eliminate individuals from the hiring process for reasons unrelated to their ability to do the job.
Examples include questions about marital status or family plans. Copies of the Application Forms and Interview Guide published by the Human Rights Commission are available from Kathy Gray at 6325.