Information for staff

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Staff will be provided with written confirmation of their employment category, classification, duties, salary (or hourly/sessional rate in the case of casual staff), whether the position is full-time, part-time or casual and the name and position of their Supervisor. Part-time staff will also be notified of the percentage of the full-time load to be worked. Casual staff will be informed of the number of hours/sessions required or anticipated (where known), and the provisions relating to conversion to continuing or fixed term employment. This information will be provided on appointment and when changes occur. Staff will also receive fortnightly statements of details of salary payments including gross salary, tax and other deductions, superannuation, allowances, loadings and overtime payments. Such statements may be issued in electronic form provided that alternative arrangements will be made for staff for whom access to electronic statements is not readily available.

Note: Sessional rates only apply to casual academic and English language teaching staff.

Employment categories

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Academic and General staff may be employed in the following categories which are defined in, and regulated by, clauses 19 to 61:

• continuing employment;
• funding contingent continuing employment;
• fixed term employment; or
• casual employment.

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English language teaching staff may be engaged in the following categories which are defined in, and regulated by, Schedule 5:

• funding contingent continuing employment;
• fixed term employment; or
• casual employment.