Appointments Tenure and Promotion

• Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Policy (2012) and Supplementary Policy Statements
• Assessing Candidates whose Work is Multi-Disciplinary
• Workplace Accommodation Policy
• Policy on Title Changes – Faculty Members
• Policy on the Public Release of Students’ Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness

Faculty Workload Guidelines

• Guidelines for Load Teaching in the Spring/Summer Session, the Twilight Hour or Evening
• DeGroote School of Business
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Statement on Balancing Teaching, Research and Service Contributions for Tenure-Stream Faculty Members

Employment Benefits

• Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
• Career Progress/Merit Plan (CP/M)
• CP/M Frequently Asked Questions – For Faculty Members
• CP/M Frequently Asked Questions – For Chairs
• Child Care Allowance
• Disability Benefits [Salary Continuance, Sick Leave, Long Term Disability (LTD)]
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Human Resources/Benefits – July 1, 2025 Changes
• Jury Duty
• McMaster Employee and Family Assistance Program
• McMaster Pension Plan
• Old Age Security Pension (OAS)
• Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
• Optional Group Life Insurance
• Out of Province Coverage
• Policy on Recruitment and Relocation Expenses for Academic Appointments
• Faculty & Associate University Librarian (Librarian) Professional Expense Allowance Plan (PEA) Policy and Procedures
• Reimbursements to Individuals for University Business
• Research Grants Program
• Tuition Assistance and Bursary
• Tuition Bursary (External to McMaster)
• Vacations for Faculty Members – 1 July 2025
• Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)

Leaves and Reduced Workload

• Administrative Leave Policy
• Compassionate Leaves
• Faculty Reduced Workload Policy
• Faculty Reduced Workload Policy – Phase Into Retirement
• Guidelines for Members Seeking Public Office
• Jury Duty
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave
• Research Leave Policy – Permanent Teaching Faculty
• Research Leave Policy – Tenured and CAWAR Faculty
• Unpaid Leaves of Absence

Conduct of Faculty Members

• Academic Integrity Policy – effective July 1, 2020
• Policy on the Care and Use of Animals in Research and Teaching
• Code of Conduct for Faculty
• Conflict of Interest Guidelines
• Conflict of Interest Policy for Employees
• Consulting Policy – Faculty
• Discrimination & Harassment Policy
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Freedom of Expression, Protest and Dissent: Guidance for Event Organizers and Participants
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
• Inclusive Communications
• Interactions with the Media
• Liability of Employees
• Research Ethics
• Research Integrity Policy
• Research Involving Human Participants
• Rights and Responsibilities of Faculty During Work Stoppages
• Sexual Violence Policy
• Statement on Conflict of Interest in Research

Grievance Procedures

• Faculty Grievance Policy
• Faculty Association Observers at Appeal Tribunal Hearings
• Observers Report on Appeal Tribunal Hearing
• Faculty Grievance Panel
• Faculty Respondent Option for External Recommendation of Sanctions Policy

Intellectual Property and Copyright

• Copyright Ownership and a Policy Framework for Licensing Instructional Materials
  • Ownership of Instructional Materials – Template
• Joint Intellectual Property Policy
• Sale of Instructional Materials
• Ownership of Student Work
• McMaster Copyright
  • Copyright Templates (Canadian, US, and International)
  • Copyright notice for course syllabi
  • Copyright Ownership and a Policy Framework for Licensing Instructional Material

Retirement

• Age of Retirement
• Retiree Policies

Faculty Associations

• Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
• Clinical Faculty Association (CFA)
• Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA)
• Other Canadian Faculty Associations