The Varied Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2005 - 2009

Part Two – Appointments

19.  Casual employment

19.1.  The University acknowledges the contribution that casual general staff and sessional academic staff make to the success of the University.

19.2.  Where practical, casual and sessional staff will be provided with reasonable access, commensurate with available resources, to University facilities to enable them to perform University work. These include access to the library, email and internet, a working space, and out-of-hours access to the office as appropriate.

19.3.  The University agrees to work with nominated union and staff representatives to develop guidelines on sessional staff rates to assist in achieving a more consistent approach to the application of sessional staff salary rates across the University.

19.4.  The University supports assisting suitability qualified casual and sessional staff to obtain either part-time or fulltime employment within the University where suitable vacancies arise. Existing casual and sessional staff employed at the time of advertisement of a vacancy in the University will be eligible to apply for such vacancies. Due consideration of the contribution and experience of suitably qualified casual and sessional staff will be given by selection panels when assessing applications for such ongoing fulltime and part time positions.

19.5.  A casual appointment is one where the employee is not appointed on an ongoing basis and is normally required to work an irregular pattern of hours on an intermittent or irregular basis.

19.6.  An essential feature of casual appointments is that there is no expectation of continuity of employment and the appointment may be terminated in accordance with clause 74.6 (General notice period).

19.7.  A casual staff member will be paid a casual loading of 25% in lieu of all paid leave entitlements, including long service leave.

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