Salary Loadings	
Contact Officer	Manager, Employee Relations	

PROCEDURE	Purpose

	To document the procedures for the payment of salary loadings to academic and general staff.
	
	Procedure

Director,
Human
Resources

Deputy Vice-
Chancellor

Supervisor

Dean/Head of
Office

Director, Human
Resources

Deputy Vice
Chancellor

Supervisor

Dean/Head of
Division

Director, Human 
Resources

DeputyVice
Chancellor

Human Resources

	

Reviews salary and market data from both internal and external sources and makes recommendations on loading parameters for the coming year to the relevant Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Reviews recommendations on loading parameters and approves parameters.

Setting Loadings 

Supervisors will make recommendations to Deans/Heads of Office that a position should attract a salary loading. The recommendation proposal should include evidence and rationale of the circumstances that require a loading.

Reviews proposal and makes recommendations on the proposal in recruitment documentation for approval by the relevant Deputy Vice-Chancellor.  Copy of relevant documentation to Director, Human Resources.

Considers Dean/Head of Office recommendation and documentation and provides advice to the relevant Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Reviews proposal from the Dean/Head of Office and advice from the Director, Human Resources and approves loading as appropriate.

Review of Loadings

Salary loadings will be subject to annual review to determine the continued applicability and quantum of the loading.

In the case of performance loadings the continuation of a loading and the quantum payable will be determined by a staff member’s performance over the preceding 12 months as informed by the University’s Performance Development and Review process.

In the case of market loadings the review will take into account the market loading parameters, salary and market survey data and the staff member’s performance over the preceding 12 months.

Submit a recommendation to the Dean/Head of Office for the continuation or cessation of the loading. The supervisor will provide supporting documentation outlining the rationale for the continuation or cessation of the loading.

Review all submissions for loadings from across the Division and make recommendations to the appropriate Deputy Vice-Chancellor for approval.

Provides advice to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor with respect to the Dean/Head of Division recommendation.

Approve salary loadings as appropriate.

Process approved loadings as part of normal fortnightly salary payments. Loadings approved for 12 months may be used for salary packaging purposes inaccordance with University policy.

		
	Keywords	Salary loadings policy, Salary loadings procedures	

Date Approved	25 August 2008	
Approval Authority	Deputy Vice -Chancellor	
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	Name and link to related policies, procedures and guidelines