(1) La Trobe University seeks to regulate the engagement of its staff and their responsibilities and entitlements where these are not already prescribed by law and to set out the circumstances in which full-time academic and professional staff may engage in paid additional work within the University. (2) These Procedures should not be used where the work can be undertaken in normal working hours, including overtime, and within the normal resources of the school. (3) These Procedures apply to: (4) Also refer to the Workforce Management Policy. (5) Any paid additional work undertaken must not interfere with the efficient discharge of the staff member’s normal University duties. (6) All additional work shall be paid at the applicable casual academic or professional rate of pay for the actual work being undertaken. (7) Staff are not permitted to privately tutor University students for a fee without prior approval from the Unit Manager. (8) Staff must take special care to avoid conflicts of interest and must complete and return a Declaration of Conflict of Interest if appropriate. (9) Full-time academic staff members do not normally receive payment for additional teaching undertaken within the University, except where a staff member has limited involvement in a course offered by another school or office, provided that the: (10) Exceptional circumstances may occasionally require a Unit Manager to enter into an arrangement with a professional staff member to have some University work undertaken outside normal working hours, in an area other than that in which the staff member is normally employed, and on an irregular and non-recurring basis. (11) A written proposal must be approved before a staff member undertakes paid additional work. The proposal should contain the following information: (12) Where the additional work is being offered in a different school or division to that where the staff member is normally employed, the Unit Manager or equivalent must endorse the proposal. (13) The proposal should be forwarded to: (14) For the purpose of this Procedure:Paid Additional Work Within the University - Full Time Staff Procedure
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Section 1 - Background and Purpose
Section 2 - Scope
Section 3 - Procedures
Application to Academic Staff
Application to Professional Staff
Section 4 - Definitions
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