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Conversion Pathways @ UniSA

At UniSA we have a long history of supporting pathways for conversion of both casual and fixed term staff, including opportunities captured in our Enterprise Agreements since 2014. 

The 2023 Enterprise Agreement provides a pathway for:

  • Fixed term teaching academic staff to be considered for conversion to continuing employment upon completion of two years continuous service as a fixed term teaching academic (clause 8.f.iV).
  • Fixed term staff (apart from fixed term teaching academic staff) who have been employed on a fixed term contract or series of fixed term contracts on a continuous basis for five years to be considered for conversion to continuing employment (clauses 8.11 – 8.14).
  • The conversion of equivalent of fifty (50) full time equivalent casual academic staff members to continuing employment (clauses 10.1 to10.5).
  • The conversion of a casual professional staff member who has been employed on a regular and systemic basis in accordance with the provision of clause 10.6 and 10.7.

In support of this commitment the University is continuing to review work currently undertaken on a casual basis to determine casual activities that may be combined to create fixed term and / or continuing opportunities. Positions that are advertised as a result of this review can be found via the relevant Academic and Professional Opportunities links below.

Yaitya Warpulai Tappa (our Aboriginal Employment Action Plan) also outlines UniSA’s commitment to transitioning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander casual academic staff to more secure forms of employment, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander casual academic staff to apply for fixed term or continuing opportunities advertised via the Academic Recruitment link below.

From Wednesday, 26 February 2025, changes to the National Employment Standards (NES) as a result of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) also provides a choice to casual staff members, with at least 6 months’ casual employment, to request changing their employment status to continuing (permanent). This replaces previous NES ‘casual conversion’ process.

For more information regarding the changes to casual employment, please see our Casual Employment at UniSA webpage.

You can register to join one of our casual staff pools via the Academic and Professional Opportunities links below.

Current Academic Opportunities                Current Professional  Opportunities                                                             

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