Request to Vary Employment (Excluding Sessional/Casual Staff)

Request to Vary Employment (Excluding Sessional/Casual Staff)

PROCEDURE – PLEASE READ BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

A casual professional staff member may apply for conversion to continuing or fixed-term employment provided that they meet the eligibility criteria. All conversions must comply with the relevant conditions in the RMIT Academic and Professional Staff Union Collective Agreement 2010.
Steps to be completed:
  1. Staff member complete Section One, and sends form together with attachments to Human Resources.
  2. Human Resources check that staff member meets eligibility criteria and completes Section Two.
 If staff member meetseligibility criteria, HR sends the form to the Manager.
 If staff member does not meet eligibility criteria, the staff member is notified in writing, providing the grounds for rejection.
  1. The Manager completes Section Three.
 If the Manager supports the application, they will submitta PageUp request. Attached to this request, there needs to be:
-Position description (Tempate can be found at:
-This conversion application and attached documents
Once approved, HR wll prepare employment paperwork.
 If the Manager rejects the application, they send the form to HR who will notify the staff member in writing, providing the grounds for rejection.
  1. Human Resources prepares employment paperwork and finalises the appointment of the staff member, or notifies them of the grounds for rejection.

SECTION ONE: STAFF MEMBER DETAILSSTAFF MEMBER TO COMPLETE

Employee Number: e Phone Number:
Family Name: Given Name:
College/Portfolio: School/Area:
Do you have Australian Citizenship? Yes No
If you do not have Australian Citizenship, what is your residency status? Student Temporary Permanent
STAFF MEMBER APPLICATION
I hereby apply for conversion from casual employment at RMIT to fixed-term or continuing employment in accordance with the conditions contained in RMIT workplace agreements.
I acknowledge that I have read the conditions that apply to my application. I further understand that the university does have the right to deny my application and will provide reasons in accordance with the workplace agreement conditions if its decision is to reject my application.
Signature:Date:
ACTIONS:
Attach evidence of your citizenship or residency status
Attach a copy of your current resume
Forward this completed form to Human Resources

SECTION TWO: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAHR TO COMPLETE

The staff member has:
been employed on a regular and systematic basis; AND / Yes No
been in the same or substantially similar position in the same work unit; AND either / Yes No
  • worked at least 18 hours per week on average over the last 12 months: OR
/ Yes No
  • worked less than 18 hours per week on average over the last 24 months or longer.
/ Yes No
NOTE:
Occasional and short-term work performed by the employee in another classification, job or work unit will not:
  • affect the employee’s eligibility for conversion; or
  • be included in determining whether the employee meets or does not meet the eligibility requirements for conversion.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY NOTES (attach analysis of hours worked):
Name: Title:
Signature:Date:
SECTION THREE: APPICATION RECOMMENDED OR REJECTEDMANAGER TO COMPLETE
I support this application for conversion
I am satisfied that the applicant is appropriately qualified and/or experienced to carry out the proposed duties
I certify that funds are available for the duration of this appointment
I do not support the application for conversion on the basis that::
(Please insert reason/s for rejection)
NOTE:
An employee whose application for conversion is rejected will not be entitled to apply again within 12 months, except where:
  • that rejection is solely based on the ground that the employee is performing work which will either cease to be required, or will be performed by a non-casual employee within 26 weeks from the date of receipt of the casual employee’s application for conversion; and
  • that ground ceased to apply.

MANAGEMENTRECOMMENDATIONMANAGER TO COMPLETE
APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED / APPOINTMENT REJECTED
I agree that my casual budget will be reduced as a result of this conversion / I reject this application for conversion (reason provided above)
Name: Title:
Signature:Date:
ACTIONS FOR RECOMMENDED:
Submit recopmmendation via PageUp, and attach:
copy ofevaluated Position Description
copy of this completed form & associated documents / ACTIONS FOR REJECTED:
Forward this completed form to Human Resources

SECTION FOUR: ADMINISTRATIONHR TO COMPLETE

APPLICATION REJECTED:
Letter sent to staff member advising grounds for rejection of application
HR Name: Date:
APPLICATION APPROVED:
PageUp Request approved by relevant Delegation of Authority
Employment contract to be sent to staff member by the Contracts Managemetn Team, and appointment finalised
HR Name: Date:

Request to Convert from Casual to Non-Casual Employment (Professional Staff) valid as of March 20161

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