Sub sections:
Information for Staff
Employment Equity & Diversity Announcements
Equity Training & Programs
Specific Equity training is provided to any area upon request.
'All Staff' notices
Under the federal Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Part 9A of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, the University is required to implement Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs. To meet its legislative obligations and to ensure the University is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination, ALL staff must be aware of and familiar with the University's Equity policies, most particularly the Sex-Based Harassment Policy & Procedures.
Similarly, ALL staff are required to complete the interactive, web based Equity training modules at EO Online: fair play. Everyone should work through module 1. Staff with managerial or supervisory responsibilities should work through modules 1 and 2. Specific targets for completion of this training are set in the EEO Management Plan 2007–2010 and the HR Development Plan 2007–2010.
Specific Service Areas
Staff can access the Human Resource Services web site for Workplace Agreement and other employment details, and Academic Promotion information; its Occupational Health & Safety web site for OH&S information; its Organisational Development Unit for workplace training, career development, and induction information/guidelines for new staff and their supervisors; and its Employment Equity & Diversity web site (this site) for equity and diversity information.
Staff members seeking information on student-related issues, eg appropriate support measures for students with a disability, can contact Student Assist (disability support, student equity, counselling).
Student Assist also offers Counselling Services to staff. Participation is voluntary, free and confidential. Staff can self-refer by contacting Student Assist on extn 2897 to make an appointment.
Other student-specific information is provided by the Student Centre (academic policy and regulations), Teaching & Learning Centre (academic skills), and the UNE Handbook.
The Office of the Secretariat web site has information about the the UNE Council, University Committees and Vice-Chancellor Committees and Freedom of Information (FOI) policy; the Records Management Office (RMO) web site contains information on the UNE Privacy Policy Statement, policies and procedures for keeping University records and also lists all University policies, including academic policies (for staff and students) and the revised policies on Plagiarism.
Family-Friendly/Flexible Workplace information
Flexible and Family Working Arrangements: The University is committed to “family friendly” and “work/life balance” work strategies to assist staff trying to balance work and family responsibilities and balance of work and life. http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/flexibleandfamilyworkingarrangements.pdf (a downloadable PDF document)
Sick Leave provisions: The University is committed to providing a healthy workplace for all staff and to pro-actively managing the return to work of staff who have suffered from illness or injury. http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/leavesick.pdf (a downloadable PDF document).
Return to Work provisions: The University is committed to assisting staff members achieve a safe return to work after periods of illness or injury, in a way that will facilitate their best possible recovery. http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/returntowork.pdf (a downloadable PDF document.)
Maternity Leave provisions: Parental Leave Policy htp://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/leaveparental.pdf (a downloadable PDF document.) Covers maternity/primary carers, partners, adoption, fostering, child rearing, antenatal leave and postnatal arrangements.
Information on Parental Leave is also found in the UNE 2006–2008 Workplace Agreement, clause 28
http://www.une.edu.au/hrs/handbook/05/5.09.pdf (a downloadable PDF document).
Family and Community Leave provisions: Family and Community Leave supports the University’s commitment to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. It is provided for the purposes of family/carer leave, compassionate and bereavement leave, and religious and cultural leave. http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/leavefamily&community.pdf (a downloadable PDF document).
Information on Family and Community Leave is also found in the UNE 2006–2008 Workplace Agreement, clause 29.
http://www.une.edu.au/hrs/handbook/05/5.09.pdf (a downloadable PDF document).