The Varied Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2005 - 2009

Part Two – Appointments

20.      Employment conditions for sessional academic staff

20.1.  The University supports the reasonable inclusion of academic and sessional staff in the relevant activities of the University in terms of attending staff meetings and other related academic activities. If attendance at staff meetings and other related academic activities is required the staff member will be paid the hourly rate specified in S3.2.12 (Other required Academic activity) for such attendance.

20.2.  Casual academic staff employed for lecturing, demonstrating and tutoring will:

• not be responsible for the engagement of other staff;
• not be required to engage in research duties (for the purpose of this clause preparation for teaching and course/subject development is not regarded as research);
• only be involved in administration to the extent that is necessary to support their primary teaching related function;
• not be responsible for the supervision of other staff;
• not have sole academic or decision making responsibility for the development of an on-line teaching and learning course; and
• be paid at the rates specified in Schedule 3.2 (Sessional academic staff salary rates) of this Agreement, which include the loading specified in clause 19.7.

20.3.  A casual/sessional academic staff member will not normally be engaged by the University for lectures, tutorials or demonstrations for 60% or more of the time of teaching contact hours expected of a full time staff member of similar designation within the academic organisational unit.

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