This Agreement is called the University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement 2009 – 2012.

This Agreement is arranged as follows:

Part A:Operation of Agreement

1

Title

2

Arrangement

3

Definitions

4

Interpretation

5

Term Of Agreement

6

Application Of Agreement

7

Individual Flexibility Arrangements

8

Anti-Discrimination

9

Objectives

10-11

Indigenous Australians Employment Strategy

12

Availability Of Agreement

13

Agreements And Awards

14

University Policies Etc.

15

No Extra Claims

Part B: Employment categories and information for staff

16

Information for staff

17-18

Employment categories

Continuing employment

19

Continuing employment

Fixed term employment

20

Definition

21-22

When may staff be engaged on a fixed term basis?

23

Salary and conditions under fixed term contracts

24-29

Further offers of employment and ending fixed term employment

30-32

Severance payments

33

Savings clause

34

Exclusions from severance pay

35-36

Delay of severance payments

37-40

Postgraduate fellowships – academic staff only

41-46

Contract research staff

Casual employment

47

Definition

48-52

Engagement and performance

53

Casual service

54

Casual pay rates

55-57

Applications for conversion to continuing or fixed term employment

58-61

Employment conditions applicable to casual academic staff only

Part C:Probation and confirmation

Probation

62

Employment on probationary basis

63-66

Probation period

67-70

Termination of employment during probationary period

Confirmation - Academic Staff Only

71-78

Termination of employment during confirmation period

Part D: Classifications, salaries and allowances

79

Classifications and classification descriptors

80-83

General staff classification assessment

84-86

General staff position descriptions

87-91

General staff classification reassessment process

92-96

General staff classification reviews and appeals

Salaries

97

Salaries and salary increases

98

Apprentices

99

Cadets

100

Trainees

101

Supported wage arrangements

102

Salary advancement

103-106

Allowances

107-108

Payment of salaries and related payments

Superannuation

109-111

Employer contributions

Remuneration packaging

112

Remuneration packaging

Part E:Working hours and arrangements

113

Hours of work

114-117

Part-time employment

118

Seasonal, part-year and annualised employment – general staff only

121-122

Flexible working arrangements

Part F:Public holidays and leave

Public holidays

125-128

Public holidays

Annual leave

129-139

Leave entitlement, taking leave & cashing out of leave

140

Interaction with sick leave

141

Payment in lieu of accrued annual leave

142-145

Annual leave loading

Personal leave

146-149

Sick leave entitlement

150-152

Carer’s leave

153

Compassionate leave

154-155

Casual staff entitlements to unpaid personal leave

156

Notification and supporting evidence

Long service leave

157

Leave entitlement

158

Leave entitlement – casual staff

159-160

Taking long service leave

161-163

Long service leave pay and payment in lieu of long service leave

164-168

Calculation of service and leave entitlements

Parental leave

169

Definitions

170-173

General principles

174-175

Unpaid parental leave

176-180

Paid maternity leave

181

Special maternity and sick leave

182

Partner leave

183

Paid adoption leave

184

Superannuation payments during paid parental leave

185-187

Effect of expiry of fixed term contracts

188-191

Return to work after parental leave

192-193

Impact of parental leave on service

Other forms of leave

194

Indigenous staff – cultural and ceremonial leave

195-197

Jury service

198-200

Defence forces training leave

201-202

Emergency services leave

203

Special leave

204

Leave without pay

205

Witness leave

206

Career development leave – general staff only

Part G:Management of work and performance

207-208

Principles

209

Intellectual freedom

Workloads - academic staff

210

Objective

211

Workload allocation principles

212-219

Teaching focused roles

220-223

Workload allocation policy

224-234

Individual workload allocation

235

Part-time academic staff

236-238

Workload monitoring committee

239

Dispute resolution

Part H:Performance management and development

240-245

Performance management and development program

246

Performance improvement

247-252

Unsatisfactory performance

253-256

Misconduct and serious misconduct

Part I:Managing change

257

Principles and application

258-264

Process

Part J:Redeployment and redundancy

265

Exclusion of certain categories of staff

266

Job security

267

Voluntary early retirement schemes

268-270

Declaration of redundancy

271

Consideration period

272-274

Accepting an offer of voluntary redundancy

275-279

Seeking redeployment

280-282

Involuntary redundancy

283-288

Review of redundancy decision

289-290

Severance payments and related conditions

Part K:Managing ill health and injury

291-292

Medical examination

293-302

Termination of employment on grounds of ill health

303

Meeting obligations under OHS legislation

Part L:Cessation of employment

304

Application of this part

305

Resignation or retirement

306-307

Termination by the university

308

Payment in lieu of notice

Part M:Consultation, dispute resolution and union representation

Consultation

307-314

Management and staff consultative committee

315

Environmental sustainability

Review of actions and decisions and dispute settling procedure

316

Principles

317

Workplace discussions

318-321

Review by delegated officer (staffing)

322-325

Dispute settling procedures

Review committees

326-329

Review committees

Union resources and related matters

330-331

Union resources and access

332-333

Union meetings

334-335

Industrial relations training

Preservation of existing conditions

336

Preservation of existing conditions

Recognition of the agreement

337

Renegotiation of the agreement

Schedule 1 - Salaries, loadings and casual rates of pay

Schedule 2 - Classification descriptors

Schedule 3 - Allowances

Schedule 4 - Working hours and related matters for general staff

Schedule 5 - English language teaching staff