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Conditions of Employment

4.1  Hours Of Work for Support Staff - Collective Agreement (Part E)
4.2  Academic Workload - Collective Agreement, Clause 34
4.3  Annual Leave Guidelines
4.4  Sick Leave Guidelines
4.5  Personal and Community Leave Guidelines
4.6  Leave Without Pay Guidelines
4.7  Long Service Leave Guidelines
4.9  Parental Leave Guidelines

4.1  Hours Of Work for Support Staff - Collective Agreement (Part E)

For conditions relating to hours of work for support staff, including ordinary hours, shift arrangements, overtime and flexible hours options, refer to Part E Hours of Work Clauses 34 - 39 of the Support Staff - Collective Agreement.

4.2  Academic Workload - Collective Agreement, Clause 34

For conditions relating to the allocation of academic workloads please refer to Part E - Performance and Development, Clause 34 of the Academic Staff - Collective Agreement.

4.3  Annual Leave Guidelines

These guidelines set out staff entitlements to annual leave at UTS. The guideline detail how applications may be made to take leave and conditions under which leave is granted. 

4.4  Sick Leave Guidelines

The sick leave guidelines set out the entitlements of staff for leave due to illness and non-work-related injury. The policy covers the rate of pay for sick leave and leave without pay and the effect of sick leave on other forms of leave. The guidelines set out the administration of sick leave, medical certificates, staff records, health risks and fitness to continue duty.

4.5  Personal and Community Leave Guidelines

These guidelines set out the conditions under which staff may take paid and unpaid leave for personal reasons. The guidelines explain entitlements to personal and community leave.

4.6  Leave Without Pay Guidelines

These guidelines explain the granting of leave without pay (LWOP) to staff for personal reasons. The guidelines cover reasons for leave without pay, method of application, salary administration and the effect of LWOP on other entitlements.

4.7  Long Service Leave Guidelines

These guidelines set out the conditions by which staff may take long service leave at UTS as determined by the Long Service Leave Act 1955 and the University's staff certified and enterprise agreements. The guidelines cover entitlement to long service leave, recognition of prior service and conditions for both full-time and part-time staff.

4.9  Parental Leave Guidelines

Parental leave enables parents employed at UTS to care for their child during the two years of life. The parental leave guidelines explain paid maternity / adoption, partners, foster parents leave, unpaid parental leave and return to work support for primary carers.