POLICY	
	Casual Employment	

Contact Officer	
Manager, Employee Relations

Purpose

To document the policy and procedures for the employment of appropriately skilled and qualified casual staff.	

Overview	
The University offers casual employment where work is to be performed on an ad hoc basis for an undefined period. Casual staff are paid on an hourly rate which includes a loading of 23% paid in compensation for the casual nature of the appointment and for all forms of leave (excluding long service leave) and any other relevant entitlements.  

A Casual Staff Member will not have any expectation of continuing employment.
	
Scope	Applies to the recruitment and selection of casual Academic and General staff.	

The Policy	
The appointment of casual staff will be on the basis of merit.

Casual staff may be recruited from various sources, including:

 Referral by existing staff members
 Internal & external advertising
 Eligibility lists/databases of casuals created in Divisions/Departments
 Career Development Office

The selection process should, at a minimum, consist of:

Resume/CV provided by the applicant;
Consideration against selection criteria which may include an   interview process;
Verification of qualifications (where required;)
Two reference checks.

If a prospective casual employee is in a family, or close personal relationship,
with a staff member there will be a conflict of interest if:

the staff member is involved in the selection decision, or
the staff member is in a supervisory relationship to the casual employee

These situations should be declared to the recruiting manager’s supervisor, who will make amendments to the selection process and supervisory arrangements as appropriate.

Payment of casual staff will be in accordance with the appropriate legislative
Instrument.

Conversion Arrangements: Casual general staff may be eligible to apply for
conversion to continuing or fixed-term employment in accordance with the
Enterprise Agreement clauses 3.7.27 – 32.
	
Keywords	Casual Employment, Conversion, Code of Conduct

Date Approved	16 September 2008	
Approval Authority	Director, Human Resources	
Date of Commencement	tba	
Amendment Dates	List the dates the policy has been amended (Day Month Year)	
Date for Next Review	3 years from date of commencement	
Related Policies, Procedures and Guidelines	Recruitment and Selection Policy	
Policies Superseded by this Policy	List the policy, policies and / or previous authority superseded by this new policy