{"id":1328,"date":"2025-03-17T08:51:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/?page_id=1328"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:52:12","slug":"expense-and-advance-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/?page_id=1328","title":{"rendered":"Expense and Advance Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/expense-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" style=\"width:530px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/expense-1.jpg 762w, https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/expense-1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Local 349 believes that members should not be out of pocket for attending union-related events, such as conventions, bargaining meetings, conferences, educationals, and other approved union business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For OPSEU\/SEFPO events, the reimbursement process may depend on whether you are attending as a <strong>delegate, alternate, or observer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Delegates<\/strong> need to submit their expenses directly through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/members.opseu.org\/\">OPSEU\/SEFPO Member Portal<\/a><\/strong>, depending on the event and how it is funded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alternates and observers<\/strong> can claim eligible expenses through Local 349 by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance Request Form: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Advance-Request-Form.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Advance Request Form.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9f31870b-1ce0-436c-b289-a047d7f55d4e\" href=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Advance-Request-Form.pdf\">Advance Request Form<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Advance-Request-Form.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9f31870b-1ce0-436c-b289-a047d7f55d4e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this form before an approved event when you are requesting funds in advance for estimated expenses such as mileage, meals, hotel, parking, or childcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expense Claim Form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Member-Expense-Claim-Form.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Member Expense Claim Form.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-04a904e9-446c-4705-ad84-276d240cf036\" href=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Member-Expense-Claim-Form.pdf\">Member Expense Claim Form<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Member-Expense-Claim-Form.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-04a904e9-446c-4705-ad84-276d240cf036\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this form after an approved event to submit your final expenses for reimbursement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct Deposit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct deposit is the fastest reimbursement method. If you have not already provided direct deposit information, please include the completed form with your submission at <a href=\"mailto:Jacob.Chevrier@GeorgianCollege.ca\">Jacob.Chevrier@GeorgianCollege.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct deposit: 1-2 weeks (direct deposit form needed)<br \/>Cheques issued in 3-4 weeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For help or support completing forms, please feel free to reach out to <a href=\"mailto:Jacob.Chevrier@GeorgianCollege.ca\">Jacob.Chevrier@GeorgianCollege.ca<\/a> directly or anyone on the Local Executive Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local 349 believes that members should not be out of pocket for attending union-related events, such as conventions, bargaining meetings, conferences, educationals, and other approved union business. For OPSEU\/SEFPO events, the reimbursement process may depend on whether you are attending &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/?page_id=1328\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":1209,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1328","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1965,"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1328\/revisions\/1965"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/local349georgian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}