HSP Member Programs

Ongoing HSPBA Professional Development Fund

ELIGIBILITY

1. The applicant must be a Professional Employees Association (PEA) member covered by Health Science Bargaining Professionals Association (HSPBA) contract.
2. The course must relate to professional development in a health science discipline being practised in the public health care system.

FUNDING GUIDELINES

1. Applications for funding will be dealt with on a first come first serve basis.
2. Once the allocation is approved, the fund will reimburse the actual cost of tuition/course fees, book, and related expenses to a maximum of $250.00 per applicant.
3. Applicants must disclose funding they have received toward the course from their employer or any other source. This funding is intended to supplement employer funding for which the member is eligible.
4. Successful applicants will be advised by letter when their application has been approved and the amount that has been awarded.
5. Successful applicants must provide detailed receipts for all expenses. Payment will be made once satisfactory receipts have been received.

An Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) is available for Health Science Professional members of the Professional Employees Association.

You can find out more about the program here. 

The EDMP is a holistic disability management program that works collaboratively with the employee, employer and union to ensure that employees return to work in a safe and timely manner. It is a required program for all regular employees who are part of the HSPBA bargaining association and have either taken time off with a work-related illness/injury (WCB) after one day or are off due to a non-work related illness or injury for five days or more.

The goals of the EDMP are to:

• Support employees who are struggling at work, possibly preventing them from being off work;
• Facilitate early intervention and effective rehabilitation to ensure that employees either remain on the job or have access to early-return-to-work programs;
• Promote safe, accessible, and healthy workplaces;
• Encourage health promotion and employee wellness;
• Ensure a process that applies to potentially all incidents of inability to work as a result of illnesses, injury, disability and impairment; and
• Reduce the costs of sick, LTD and WorkSafeBC leave.

The EDMP is intended to assist regular full-time or regular part-time employees in accessing services which can help to address medical, workplace or personal issues that represent barriers to an employee’s ability to return to work on a regular basis. It is designed as a plan the employee can use from the time they step out of the workplace through the treatment, possibly LTD, GRTW and accommodation, if required. Referrals can come from a variety of sources, including central call-in systems, employees, unions, managers, WCB, or LTD carriers.

If you are a member under the Health Science Professionals collective agreement and require information on EDMP, contact HSPBA EDMP Representative for PEA members Benita Spindel, 778-968-4411.

This program is now closed.