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General Staff Agreement 2009 - 2012

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Section 1 - Purpose and Context

(1) The University has two Collective Agreements, one for Academic Staff and one for General Staff.

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Section 2 - Definitions

(2) Nil.

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Section 3 - Policy Statement

(3) The General Staff Agreement 2009 - 2012 table of contents is listed below. Readers must refer to the actual agreement for full details.

(4) Part A - Provisions Relating to the Operation of the Agreement

1. Agreement Title
2. Application of the Agreement
3. Definitions
4. Coverage of the Agreement
5. No Extra Claims
6. Individual Flexibility Arrangement
7. Term of the Agreement
8. Implementation Committee
9. Dispute Settlement
10. Renegotiation of the Agreement
11. Availability of the Agreement 9

(5) Part B - Appointments

12. Categories of Employment
- Ongoing Employment
- Part-Time Employment
- Fixed-Term Employment
- Fixed-Term Employment Conversion
- Casual Employment
- Casual Employees - Conversion to Ongoing or Fixed-Term Employment
- Apprenticeships & Traineeships
13. Terms of Engagement
- Information for Employees on Terms of Engagement
- Payment of Salaries
- Annualised Rates of Pay
14. Probation

(6) Part C - Employment Conditions

15. Position Classification and Broadbanding
- Principles
- Classification Methodology
- Reclassification of the Existing Positions
- Review
- Broadbanding
16. Pay Rates
17. Salary Packaging
18. Superannuation
19. Flexible Working Arrangements
20. Higher Duties Allowance
21. Meal Allowance
22. On Call Allowance
23. Car Kilometre Allowance and Journeys Requiring Temporary Residence
24. Compensation for Loss or Damage to Personal Property
25. Jury Service and Witnesses
26. Hours of Work
27. Standard Working Hours
28. Meal Breaks
29. Flexible Hours of Work Scheme
30. Workloads
Leave Entitlements and Public Holidays
31. Annual Leave
32. Annual Leave Loading
33. Long Service Leave
34. Personal Leave
35. Sick Leave
36. Parental Leave
37. Australian Defence Force Reserves Training Leave
38. Emergency Services Call-Out Leave
39. Leave Without Pay
40. Public Holidays

(7) Part D - Training and Development

41. Career Planning and Development

(8) Part E - Health and Safety

42. Clothing and Safety Equipment
43. Occupational Health and Safety and First Aid

(9) Part F - Workplace and Employee Relations

44. Dignity and Respect at Work
45. Personal Reports
46. Job Security and Outsourcing
47. Employee Representation
48. Union Representation
49. Organisational Change
50. Unsatisfactory Conduct
51. Unsatisfactory Performance
52. Misconduct or Serious Misconduct

(10) Part G - Separation of Employment

53. Notice of Resignation and Termination
54. Separation of Employment on the Grounds of Ill Health
55. Fixed-Term Employees Severance Pay
56. Fixed-Term Employees Termination Notice
57. Redeployment & Redundancy

(11) Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions

58. Pay and Career Equity
59. Intellectual Freedom
60. Intellectual Property
61. Indigenous Australian Employment Strategy
62. Environmental Sustainability

(12) Part I - Schedules

(13) Schedule 1 - Pay Rates

(14) Schedule 2 - Apprentice Pay Rates

(15) Schedule 3 — Allowances

(16) Schedule 4 - Position Descriptors

(17) Part J - Signatories to the Agreement

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Section 4 - Procedures

(18) Nil.

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Section 5 - Guidelines

(19) Nil.