Flexible Work and Working Arrangements Policy

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Policy overview

• 1 Purpose
• 2 Scope
• 3 Policy Statement
• 4 Principles
• 5 Schedules
• 6 Policy Information

1 Purpose

To provide a consistent and equitable framework for safe flexible and hybrid work and other working arrangements for Employees.

2 Scope

This policy applies to all continuing, fixed-term, and contingent-funded Employees.

3 Policy Statement

The University is committed to providing flexible and hybrid work and working arrangements as described in the subordinate Procedure, in a safe, fair, and reasonable way that both recognises the importance of balance between an Employee's work and personal life and enables Employees to fulfil their responsibilities in support of the University achieving its strategic goals.

4 Principles

The University is committed to:

• ensuring hybrid and flexible work arrangements meet work health, safety, and wellbeing requirements.
• providing a range of hybrid and flexible work arrangements to Employees.
• utilising hybrid and flexible work arrangements as a key part of the University's Employee value proposition to attract people to highly specialised positions at the University.
• ensuring all decisions around hybrid and flexible work arrangements balance organisational and task needs, team needs, and individual needs.
• enabling a hybrid work model that supports a combination of on-campus and remote work, where operationally viable.
• creating a vibrant on-campus environment with Employees being present on a campus the majority of the time.
• allocating work in a fair and reasonable way that recognises the importance of a balance between an Employee's work and personal life.
• providing clear information to ensure Employees understand their employment conditions relating to work allocation, hybrid and flexible work arrangements, working hours, and leave.
• ensuring Employees and supervisors understand that approved remote work arrangements are not utilised in circumstances where Employees should instead be taking appropriate leave, or may require a reduction in their employment fraction, or another flexible work arrangement.
• ensuring Employees' work allocation, working hours, and leave entitlements are consistent with Regulatory Compliance Instruments.

5 Schedules

This policy must be read in conjunction with its subordinate schedules as provided in the table below.

6 Policy Information