General / System Questions
Internal Meals + Events
Pension + T&P+ LOAs
100

Where do you find the Legal Entities' information on EC?

Within EC, under the employee's profile > Employment Information > Organization Information > Company (Legal Entity)

  

100

Hi HR,  

I want to discuss a project with my SVP and DVP during a dinner. It's a new idea for the branch to be more productive. It is not a formal project yet, but it would be. Will my dinner costs be reimbursed? 

Kindly,  

Nevaeh (Bahamas | Manager level 6) 

Employee-to-employee dining should generally not be charged to the Bank, for that reason, we suggest you discuss the topic with your DVP and SVP.

100

Hi HR team! 

I'm near to starting my retirement; I'm 54 years old. I would like to have some clarification on how early retirement works and how I can estimate the amount for my pension. 

Kindly,  

Kaielle (Branch manager level 7) 

Please review the Scotiabank Pension Plan documents to assess your eligibility to retire. To find information and run a pension estimate, access My Pension Centre in the Pay and Benefits tile at me@scotiabank. 

200

Now that Ask HR is available for ECR Employee's, which two contact methods are available for them?

Answer: Email, On Demand

200

Good morning,  

I have not used my monthly budget for the internal meals and events; I guess it is mandatory to use it. For that reason, I want to throw a birthday party for all the members within the branch. Please guide me in the next steps.  

Kindly,  

Jaquell (Bahamas | SR branch manager level 8) 

 1. The availability within a budget does not automatically mean an expense should be incurred. We suggest you discuss the option with your business line taking into account the budget available.  If approval was already provided, this will need to go to Local HR.

2. The availability within a budget does not automatically mean an expense should be incurred. The birthday celebrations and gifts are considered personal expressions of sentiment from the employee's co-workers, and for that reason are not covered under the personal celebrations.

200

Good morning,  

I have an employee, whose standard hours of work are 30 hours per week, I would like to know if they are an FT or PT Employee. 

Kindly,  

Layla (Bahamas | Manager L7) 

Part-Time Employee.

300

How many countries will be migrated to AskHR as of February 7th and list them.

7 countries: TTO, BHS, GUY, JAM, CCY, TCI, BRB.

300

Hi team,  

The uncle of my employee passed away. We would like to give him a gift to help him in this hard situation.  

Kindly,  

Ledeja (Bahamas | Branch manager level 7) 

Unfortunately, in this case, the uncle of your employee is not an immediate family member (Spouse, brother, mother, father, grandparents, in-laws), therefore they will not qualify for the $100 reimbursement for flowers.

300

Hi team,

I live 1 hour away from the office. I discussed this topic with my manager, and he agreed to enter this extra hour as overtime since we consider that it is part of my daily activities. Please advise the next steps. 

Kindly,  

Kaielle (Bahamas | Assistant L5) 

The time spent on commuting is not considered as part of work time, for that, it cannot be entered as overtime hours.  

400
Which countries are part of the South and East Caribbean Region in ECR?

•Barbados (BRB)

•Guyana (GUY)

•Trinidad & Tobago (TTO)

400

Hi team! 

I have an external business partner that I'd like to meet with. What would I need to have this meal cost reimbursed? 

Kindly,  

Dawnie (Bahamas | Financial advisor level 5) 

Meetings with external business partners may only be charged to the Bank with the minimum approval of a District Vice President (Canadian Banking)/ Vice President/ Managing Director. In this case, we suggest you talk with your business line first.  

400

Good morning 

I'm planning to take a Maternity leave. Where can I find more information about this?  

Kindly,  

Takeithra (Bahamas | Manager L 6) 

Go to me@scotiabank > AskHR Tile>> Maternity, Family and Parental Leave Policy

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