XJTLU Welcomes New 2017 Cohort
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University welcomed over 3,500 new undergraduate and almost 470 ne new postgraduate students recruited from across China and around the world at its official opening ceremony on 27th August 2017. Students, their parents, relatives and friends as well as staff were invited to Dushu Lake Stadium near the University to attend the ceremony.
At the ceremony, Professor Youmin Xi, Executive President of XJTLU, delivered the welcome speech entitled "Let Research-led Education Help You to Achieve Growth and Wisdom". He stated that if students want to grow robustly at XJTLU then they will need to cultivate a "habit of exploration", a curiosity for the world and an interest in getting to the bottom of things.
HR Reminder/Notice
Dear Colleagues,
Please be kindly noted the information as follow:
1) Salary Adjustment Scheme 2017
2) Staff ID Card during Working Hours
4) University Academic Calendar AY 17/18
5) University Closed Days AY 17/18
6) Payroll Processing Schedule AY 17/18
Any question related could be addressed to hr@xjtlu.edu.cn.
Welcome New Staff - New Staff Induction
In August, we have around fifty staff totally joining in XJTLU. In order to help them adapt to and understand this diverse environment, HR together with CAA is conducting new staff induction from 30th August to 6th September.
To follow the previous practice, the induction is composed of Academic Session and Administrative Session. All new staff are welcome to attend the induction to be familiar with internal process, policy, regulation. etc.
Please click here to view Induction Schedule. After the induction, we will share all slides on portal and file1 with new staff. Meanwhile, it is much appreciated to complete a survey designed to trace induction effectiveness and further improvement.
Tips for New Staff
Some helpful tips are prepared for new staff as follows:
Tips for Foreigners (Legal Stay in China)
Allowance Payment Request Guide
Tax Rate (Individual Income Tax)
2017 XJTLU Summer Daycare
In consideration of better care to staff who might have to leave their children unattended during working hours in summer holiday, HR offered a summer day program to full-time staff as before. The program lasted for six weeks and came to the end on 15th August successfully.
This year, there were about eighty children enrolling into this program. Teachers with kindergarten teaching experience were invited from XJTLU affiliated school to take care of there children, which enables them to spend a happy summer holiday in campus while their parents to focus on work.
We appreciated those teachers as well as your children's participation.
Medical Care
Emergency Numbers
120-Ambulance 110-Police 119-Fire
Options in Medical Care
- Local Hospitals
- Local-Local
- Local-VIP
- "Pay as you go" System
Foreign Clinics
- English speaking environment
- Familiar health care & system
- Primary Care Physicians trained abroad
- Direct Billing with International Health Insurance
Annual Allowance Settlement
To: Members of Expatriate Staff
Dear Colleagues,
The academic year 2016/2017 is approaching to the end, and we understand you are going to make payment arrangement for the remaining of your allowances. In order to having sufficient time provided for you to arrange allowance request through PSHRM-ESS module, as well as to ensure accurate data transition and update across two academic years, please pay kindly attention to the following information about allowance settlement:
1. System status: PSHRM-ESS module/ Allowance Request function will be resumed for you to access from 6th September 2017 on, you can continue with the allowance request process. For staff who is new to the self-service system, a user guide is enclosed for your information.
2. View your allowance: After you get into the allowance request interface, you should be able to see the amount of your allowances in AY17/18 which is listed in two separate columns “AY Total” and “Balance”.
1) Numbers in Balance and AY Total should normally be same since the beginning of the new academic year.
2) If the number of Balance is larger than AY Total, you have a remainder of allowance in AY16/17 and it is the difference between the Balance and AY Total.
(a) If your commencement date is on/after 1st June 2017, the remainder can be carried over to AY17/18.
(b) If your commencement date is before 1st June 2017, you can still claim the remainder in September. Any remaining of AY16/17 after September’s claim process will be paid off in a lump sum into October’s salary payment and may be subject to tax if you are not tax-free.
3. Choose the option “Payroll”:
If you want to receive your allowance payment as salary monthly, please remember to make selection of payroll option in system. Request for this option by email or paper copy will not be accepted as the request will not be transferred to the HR payroll system in time and processed promptly.
4. Important dates for monthly request:
1) Submission period for allowance request: 1st - 20th of the month
Please note – the submission period is 1st - 20th of the month, unless otherwise specified. The allowance request interface during the period of 21st to the last day of the month will be closed and re-opened from the 1st of following month. Please manage your monthly request accordingly.
2) Monthly cutoff day for allowance request: 20th of the month
No request will be accepted after 20th until the 1st of following month. Please arrange your monthly request in the submission period indicated above.
Thank you all for your kind attention and understanding of the process. If you have any question regarded, please feel free to contact us via email hr@xjtlu.edu.cn or StaffOneStop@xjtlu.edu.cn.
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