Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual

About Human Resources (HR) Policies and Procedures

The purpose of HR Policies and Procedures is to:

• define the University's policies on human resource management
• provide guidelines to be followed in the administration of these policies
• define who is responsible for each human resource management decision and administrative activity
• where appropriate, describe the procedural flow of decisions and activities to achieve specific human resource outcomes

WHO SHOULD READ THESE HR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

HR Policies and Procedures should be read by all Murdoch University staff.

Administrative Heads should read them to:

• understand their legislative responsibilities in managing staff
• understand human resource implications in relation to the University’s strategic plan
• receive guidance in making human resource-related decisions
• be guided through the sequence of activities involved in human resource procedures

Staff should read them to:

• understand their responsibilities under human resources policies
• understand the responsibilities of Administrative Heads
• understand their entitlements under human resources policies

HOW TO USE HR POLICIES and PROCEDURES

Each section covers a specific human resources area. A summary table of contents is located at the front.

Each section contains policies and procedures that relate to that area. Each section begins with its own detailed table of contents.

If you are not sure of the meaning of a term or an abbreviation, use the glossary that immediately follows this section.

Structure of policies

Each policy contains information in the following order:

·        Approval Details

·        An index of subtopics of the policy

·        A statement of the policy

·        Any guidelines to help Administrative Heads to make their decisions

·        The specific responsibilities for implementing policy

·        Where appropriate, a description of procedures which involve several activities by one or more people

·        Where appropriate, step-by-step instructions for performing an activity within a procedure

·        Details of the Implementation Officer and Information Contact for the policy

HOW TO MAINTAIN HR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

HR Policies and Procedures must be kept current and relevant.

Therefore, from time to time it will be necessary to modify and amend pages or sections of the policies and procedures, or for supplementary or new policies to be added.

All changes require the approval of the Vice Chancellor, Academic Council or Director Human Resources before taking effect.

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HTML page created: January 1998
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Modified by: Janette Edmunds, HR Systems & Budgets Officer, Office of Human Resources, Division of Administration
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