When is annual leave loading paid?
An annual leave loading payment is made to all eligible staff (excluding casual staff) in December each year. The annual leave loading payment is also made on the date of any final termination payment.
Who should I contact if I have a payroll question?
If you have a question that is related to general questions about pay, timesheets, taxation, payslips, leave entitlements and superannuation, send your enquiry through to hr.servicecentre@sydney.edu.au. If the Shared Service Centre is unable to address your enquiry, it will be escalated to the Payroll team to resolve.
Cultural Competence Workforce Dashboard
Overview
The Cultural Competence Workforce Dashboard provides data on the completion status of five online modules:
- Cultural Competence Module 1 - Journey of Self Discovery
- Cultural Competence Module 2 - What do we mean by Cultural Competence
- Cultural Competence Module 3 - Racism runs deep
- Cultural Competence Module 4 - Know your world See my world
- Cultural Competence Module 5 - Sydney and Aboriginal self-determination
Who do I contact about budgets when creating positions?
If you are a manager and would like to create a position within your team, it is important to speak with the appropriate Finance Manager for your area to establish whether there is the budget in place for your organisational unit.
How to report a hazard in the workplace
If you identify a hazard and it is within your control to rectify the problem, do so straight away and then report this to your manager or supervisor. If the situation is outside of your control to manage and action is required to ensure safety, follow the below steps.
Information on the Wellbeing Champions Network
The success of the University's wellbeing strategy requires staff to engage and participate in the generous wellbeing offerings provided. We're building a wellbeing network of local, engaged, dynamic and inspired local wellbeing champions.
How to view Units of Work Distribution Report
This help article will provide instruction to run the Units of Work Distribution Report, in OTA.
This report displays the number of allocated units to teaching/non-teaching activity types, per unit of study. It can assist to highlight instances of excessive or insufficient allocation to certain teaching/non-teaching activity types, E.g. Not enough marking hours.
Report considerations:
- Information is displayed according to the access model, i.e. You will only see information based on your level of access.
- Allocated units can be expressed as hours or as a % of total units allocated to the unit of study.
How do I express interest in a classroom or virtual classroom offering?
Use this process when there is not a current classroom or virtual classroom offering to suit your requirements. Expressing interest will let the facilitator/creator of the course know that you would like an alternate session time/day.
Learning admins can report on Expressions of Interest. You will receive a notification should an offering be scheduled which meets your requirements, inviting you to register. A classroom or virtual classroom offering is usually hosted by a facilitator and generally has a start and end date and time.
How do I request a substitution for the Australia Day Public Holiday (26 January)?
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND CONCESSIONAL DAYS
Clause 227 - To support staff who do not wish to observe the Australia Day Public Holiday on 26 January, the University and a staff member may agree to substitute the Australia Day public holiday for the working day prior to or following that public holiday.
Who do I contact if I am unable to attend a scheduled interview?
If you are unable to attend a scheduled interview, please contact the Recruiter who you have been liaising with about your application.
How do I arrange for the primary job to change in Workday for a staff member?
As a manager, you can arrange for a staff member’s primary job in Workday to change by following the steps below.
How do I engage a Casual Professional staff member?
This help article is a collation of articles to assist hiring managers with the initial engagement of Casual Professional staff members.
This is part of the Casual Professional onboarding process. For more information on engaging a Casual staff member, please visit the intranet.
For further information on welcoming a new casual staff member, please visit the Information for Hiring Managers page on the intranet.
What is the University's Emergency Management Plan?
The University’s standard emergency response is behavioural safety; preparing our people to respond independently and in accordance with standard procedures.
Can I request a position description before a scheduled interview?
The position description is usually provided to a candidate who has been shortlisted for a role before their interview. If the position description has not been provided to you, please email the recruiter who you have been liaising with about the role, and this will be provided to you via email.
Apply for leave without pay (for professional development purposes) in Workday
You may apply for leave without pay for professional development reasons if you wish to utilise career development opportunities that require time away from work.
Before applying, have a discussion with your manager as early as possible about your plan to take leave without pay, particularly for longer term periods of leave.
How do I extend my staff member's probation period?
Fixed term and continuing staff may be employed on a probationary basis. This means that a probation period is put in place when the staff member first commences employment at the University, to ensure that they understand the requirements of the role and have the opportunity to show that they can meet these, with any support and development needed.
Uploading or deleting staff documents
While staff members can update personal information such as residential address details, only HR Administration staff can upload or delete documents to or from a staff file. Staff members cannot elect to have a file deleted.
In the case of administrative errors, the HR Administration team can make a request to the University’s records management team to delete the incorrect file and/or upload the correct file.
How do I access Workday Learning?
Use this process to navigate to the learning module in Workday. Within this module you can browse and enroll in courses, drop enrollments, access learning history and create or edit learning paths.
When do staff need to provide a medical certificate?
Staff members are required to provide a medical certificate or other acceptable documentation provided by a licensed health practitioner under certain circumstances.
What is the employee Conversion process?
Under the University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement, casual or fixed-term staff may be eligible to apply for conversion to a different type of employment contract under certain circumstances.
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