The University of Melbourne
Collective Agreement 2010

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Part A: Operation of the Agreement

  1. Title
  2. Application and parties bound
  3. Period of operation
  4. Objectives
  5. Definitions and interpretation
  6. Relationship to Awards, other agreements and University Statutes and policy
  7. Access to agreement
  8. Further Claims
  9. Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs)/ Individual Transitional Employment Arrangements (ITEAs)
  10. Individual Flexibility Arrangement

Part B: Fundamental Principles

  1. Fundamental Principles
  2. Indigenous Employment
  3. Environmental Sustainability

Part C: Types of Employment

  1. Application and purpose of this part
  2. Types of employment
  3. Part-time employment: pro-rata benefits
  4. Information to be provided to continuing and fixed-term staff members upon appointment
  5. Contracts may contain a reasonable probation period

Part C1: Fixed-Term Employment

  1. Termination of fixed-term employment
  2. Categories of work for which fixed-term employment may be used
  3. Fixed-term contracts commenced prior to the date of operation of this Agreement
  4. Notice of expiry of fixed-term employment
  5. Offer of further employment
  6. Right to apply for conversion
  7. Severance pay
  8. Conditions for fixed-term contract of employment

Part C2: Research Continuing Employment (Contingent-Funded)

  1. Research Continuing Employment (Contingent-Funded)

Part C3: Casual Employment

  1. Casual loading and divisor
  2. Information to be provided to casual staff members upon appointment
  3. Performance management
  4. Casual staff members engaged over an anticipated time frame
  5. Facilities for casual staff
  6. Casual academic staff—application for internal positions and funding opportunities
  7. Payment of casual salaries
  8. Limit on casual academic employment

Part C4: Special Provisions Pertaining to Professional Staff

  1. Particular provisions applicable to casual professional staff – conversion from casual to non-casual employment
  2. “Seasonal” or “part-year” staff
  3. “Annualised hours” staff
  4. Minimum period of engagement
  5. Overtime for professional staff

Part C5: Individual Contracts

  1. Performance-based contracts

Part D: Classification

  1. Classification
  2. Linked advancement and bonus program: professional staff

Part E: Remuneration

  1. Salary rates (and salary increases in 2009 to 2012)
  2. Salary payments
  3. Remuneration packaging
  4. Superannuation
  5. Clinical loadings
  6. Accident make-up pay
  7. Use of private motor vehicles for University business

Part F: Hours of Work and Workload Management

  1. The Workload Management Framework
  2. Workload review process—individual complaints
  3. Monitoring and evaluation
  4. Flexible working arrangements
  5. Meal and tea breaks

Part F1: Professional Staff Hours of Work

  1. Professional staff hours of work
  2. Shift work
  3. Overtime

Part G: Special Categories of Work

  1. On-line teaching
  2. Work-related travel

Part H: Staff Development

  1. Supervisors
  2. Performance Development Framework (PDF)
  3. Elements of the Performance Development Framework
  4. Performance Improvement Measures
  5. Review of the Performance Development Framework
  6. Increments
  7. Probation

Part I: Unsatisfactory Performance and Misconduct

  1. Unsatisfactory performance and misconduct
  2. Review and Appeals Committee
  3. Suspension after allegation of serious misconduct

Part J: University Holidays and Leave

  1. University holidays
  2. Annual leave
  3. Long service leave
  4. Sick leave
  5. Parental leave
  6. Carer’s leave
  7. Compassionate, cultural and special leave
  8. General provisions regarding leave
  9. Recognition of prior service for Special Studies Program (Long) (SSP(L) or Sabbatical Leave)—Academic Staff

Part K: Employment Security and Termination

  1. Commitment to employment security
  2. Termination of staff members
  3. Termination of employment as a result of ill-health
  4. Redeployment and redundancy: Academic staff
  5. Redeployment and redundancy: Professional staff

Part L: Union Rights

  1. Payroll deductions
  2. Time release for NTEU office bearers

Part M: Staff Consultation

  1. Managing Change
  2. Consultation on contracting out

Part N: Grievances and Dispute Resolution

  1. Review of Actions
  2. Dispute Resolution
  3. Access to external jurisdictions

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