HR Team Responsibilities

Within Human Resources each team provides service and advice in several different areas. The following outlines the roles and responsibilities of each team.

For all enquiries please contact the Human Resources Service Centre on (+61 8 831) 31111 or email hrservicecentre@adelaide.edu.au.

Consulting Services

• Interpretation of the Collective Agreement
• Advice and support in undertaking Major Organisational Change
• Staff grievances and disputes
• Managing staff separations – voluntary/targeted redundancies, pre-retirement, flexible work arrangements
• Reclassification
• Classification of all Duty Statements
• Provision of advice to Managers/Supervisors on all aspects of managing staff

Employee Services

• Contract administration
• Advertising vacancies
• Administration of the probation and review processes
• Superannuation services
• Administration of Titleholder
• Sponsorship of non-Australian resident appointees
• Liaise with relocation agents for interstate and overseas appointees
• Administration associated with the promotion process
• Special Studies Program administration
• Senior appointment support
• HR systems maintenance
• Preparation of employee terminations
• Provision of recruitment and employment advice

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Maintaining the OH&S framework
• Injury management – worker's compensation, rehabilitation, Employee Assistance Program
• Advising, supporting and consulting withing the University on:
  • OH&S issues
  • technical aspects of OH&S legislation and policies
  • supporting OH&S committees
  • OH&S managment system implementation support
• Policy development review and consultation
• Liaising with government authorities and external organisations
• Training and corporate induction
• Investigation of major and frequent health and safety incidents

Payroll Services

• Casual payments
• Leave queries
• Payment of scholarships (postgraduate)
• Pay adjustments due to contract changes (e.g. change of hours, backpay for new contracts)
• Personal deductions, bank changes, tax changes
• Payslip enquiries

Superannuation

• New employees superannuation membership
• UniSuper, Scheme A and Super SA member enquiries
• Voluntary contributions
• Salary sacrificing (superannuation)
• Resignation and retirement
• UniSuper seminar program
• Assistance with seeking superannuation advice

Systems

• HR systems development and upgrade
• Maintenance of PeopleSoft HR system
• HR system advisory services
• Support for HR system users
• Generation of HR system reports
• Employee Services Online (ESO)

Workplace Relations

• Australian Workplace Agreement/Collective Agreement negotiation
• Industrial dispute resolution
• Interpretation and implementation of Work Choices legislation
• Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRR) compliance
• Development and review of HR policies
• Provision of industrial advice to Managers/Supervisors

Workforce Planning & Equity

• Provision of specialist advice and training in planning and equity and diversity related issues, including the Fair Treatment Policy
• Workforce planning support
• Research and analytical services, particularly in relation to staff planning and equity
• Undertaking major project initiatives relating to planning and equity
• Monitoring and reporting on University legislative compliance to government and University governance in relation to equity and planning
• Developing and promulgating policy-related issues to specialist areas
• Executive support to the Gender, Equity and Diversity Committee
• Coordinating preparation of major workforce planning and equity reports:
  • HR Benchmarking report
  • Profiling the staff of the University of Adelaide Report 2006-2011
  • Staff Survey 2006
  • Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Report
• Strategic projects
• Staff Survey implementation
• Future Research Leaders Program