Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual

Approved on:	Jul 1996	By	Vice Chancellor	Res. No.
Last Amended:	Aug 2007	By	Vice Chancellor	Res. No.
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APPOINTMENT OF STAFF

Policy

Appointment to the University staff is the establishment of an employer/employee relationship. It is reflected in a letter of offer and the staff member's acceptance of that offer. The written acceptance of employment needs to be received prior to the new employee commencing work.

Within the period of a staff member's employment it is possible that the staff member will have more than one employment contract, each of which have different terms and conditions.

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES

Unless otherwise stated in the offer of employment all appointments will commence from the date of taking up duties in the position and continue subject to the contract of employment.

All initial appointments to positions, other than casual appointments, shall be subject to the provision of:

evidence of date of birth in the form of a certified copy of birth registration, an extract there from or other documents acceptable to the University;
where the staff member is not an Australian citizen, proof from the relevant Australian Government authority that the staff member has permission to undertake the type of employment for which s/he is engaged;
where deemed necessary by the nature of the duties to be carried out, certain medical requirements such as a tetanus inoculation;
evidence of Qualifications that are essential to the position;
where the staff member is unable to provide, within one (1) month, satisfactory documentation as specified above, the staff member's services may be terminated immediately and payment of salary will only be made up to the time of dismissal.

Any fees payable in connection with the production of the aforementioned certificates, reports or documents shall be the responsibility of the staff member.

On appointment, each staff member, except a casual staff member, should be supplied with a statement of major duties and responsibilities of the role which the staff member has been appointed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position	Responsibility
Line Manager	Ensure that employment contract is in place before work commences
Employee	Provide required documentation
Office of Human resources	Approves and actions employment contract documentation

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