Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

A full list of our University policies can be found on the UniSA policies page. Managers and staff should contact People Central in the first instance if they have any general PTC queries.

Please note that the policies, procedures and guidelines are currently being updated progressively to align with the 2023 Enterprise Agreement provisions. If you have any queries in relation to the Enterprise Agreement or the policies, procedures and guidelines, please contract your local People, Talent and Culture (PTC) Business Partner.

1. Conduct and Ethics

Policy

• Acceptable Use of Information Technology (IT) Facilities (C-22)
• Children and Young People Safety Policy (C-29)
• Staff Code of Conduct
• Management of Conflict of Interest Policy
• Core Attributes of UniSA staff
• Privacy Policy
• Freedom of Speech
• Code of Good Practice: Relationships Between Staff and Students
• Research Integrity Policy (AB-66) – NEW
• Responsible Practice in Research (RES-1)
• Risk management (C-24)
• Staff Appeals (HR-6) (Under Review)
• Vice Chancellor's Authorisations
• Public Interest Disclosure Policy

Procedures

• Management of Prescribed Positions Procedure
• Research Integrity Procedure – NEW
• Public Statement Procedure
• Public Interest Disclosure Procedure

Guidelines and Tools

• Legislated and Ethical Responsibilities of Staff – Quick Guide
• Recognising and managing workplace bullying  (Under Review for new Enterprise Agreement)
  
• Risk management – Information for managers

2. Recruitment, appointment and position management

Policy

• Staff Recruitment and Selection (HR-27)  

Procedures

• Procedure to transition current academic staff to continuing Teaching Academic positions (Under Review for new Enterprise Agreement)
• Redundancy and redeployment procedure

Guidelines and Tools

• Classification linking guidelines – Professional and grounds positions
• Guidelines on communication during the appointment of NHMRC and ARC fellows
• Guidelines to manage volunteers
• Position description writing guidelines
• Position titles guidelines
• Work-Force Planning Contract Procedure  
• Secondment guidelines and Secondment Register procedures
• Secondment Register – FAQs
• Relocation Guidelines

3. Employment conditions

Policy

• Outside Work Policy (HR-32)
• Outside Work Policy FAQ – For Managers
• Outside Work Policy FAQ – General
• Staff with Disability Policy

Procedures

• Allowances procedure
• Flexible work arrangement procedure (Under Review for new Enterprise Agreement)
• Higher duties allowance procedure – Senior staff
• Managing accumulated time-off procedure
• Workplace Adjustments Procedure

Guidelines and Tools

• Employment referral guidelines – Professional staff positions
• End of Employment for Employees – Quick Guide
• Fixed-term employment user guide (Under Review)
• University Activities - Research and Consultancy Guidelines (Under Review)
• University of South Australia Academic Workload Guidelines 2019
• Work experience guidelines
• Academic Classification Standards
• Research Only Classification Standards 
• Teaching Academic Standards of Performance
• Minimum Qualifications for Academic Staff 
• Minimum Standards for Academic Levels (MSAL)
• Guidelines for the Management and Administration of Casual Employment
• Program Director – Conditions of Employment Guidelines
• Workplace Adjustment Request

4. Performance and development

Policy

• Assisted Leave for Higher Degree Study (HR-18)
• Performance Management (HR-25)
• Probation for Academic Staff (HR-7)
• Probation for Professional, Security and Grounds Staff (HR-31)
• Professional Experience Program (HR-9)

Procedures

• Probation Procedure – Academic staff
• Probation Procedure – Professional and grounds staff
• Professional Experience Program Procedure

Guidelines and Tools

• Performance development and management framework – Internal access only
• Professional development fund guidelines
• Study assistance guidelines

5. Safety, wellbeing and leave

Policy

• Health Safety and Injury Management (C-6)
• Ionising Radiation (HR-29)
• Non-ionising radiation safety (HR-30)
• Working From Home Policy

Procedure

• Cultural leave procedure
• Long service leave procedure
• Parental leave procedure  
• Parental leave procedure – Senior staff
• Personal, family responsibility, carer's and compassionate leave procedure
• Recreation leave and extra recreation leave procedure
• Special leave procedure 
• WHS System, Risk Management and Injury Management procedures
• Working From Home Procedure

Guidelines and Tools

• Academic reorientation program leave guidelines
• Long service leave guidelines – Casual staff
• Non-work related illness/injury FAQs
• Defence Force Reservist Information Fact Sheet
• WHS Risk Management guidelines
• Death of a Staff Member guideline

6. Promotion, remuneration and reward

Policy

• Academic Promotion (M-26)
• Remuneration and Reward (HR-28)

Guidelines and Tools

• Academic Promotion Procedure
• Gifts and small incentives for employees guidelines
• Market allowance guidelines
• Motor vehicle guidelines
• Offshore teaching remuneration guidelines
• Performance based remuneration guidelines
• Salary sacrifice guidelines and conditions
• Salary sacrificing relocation expenses guidelines

7. Diversity and inclusion

Policy

• Anti-racism (C-21)
• Diversity and representation on committees and working groups (C-8)
  
• Equal opportunity (C-2)
• Inclusive language (C-1)
• Sexual Harm Policy (C-12)
• Student complaints resolution (C-17)

Procedures

• Discrimination and harassment grievance procedure – Staff
• Sexual Harm Procedure (C-12)

Guidelines and Tools

• Guidelines for the Professional Development of New Aboriginal Staff Initiative
• Multi-Access Suite Guidelines
• Non-Emergency Evacuation of People with Mobility Disabilities during Power or Lift Failures