Casual staff¶
Casual staff, especially postgraduate students form a crucial part in delivering the teaching program. It is important that workload expectations, including realistic allocations of time and resources, are deployed in order to ensure high-quality work is delivered in a timely fashion, without placing undue stress on any particular party.
Roles and responsibilities¶
Casual staff can occupy any number of roles within the discipline, school, and university more broadly. In physics, the most common roles a casual staff member will occupy are that of a lab demonstrator, tutor, or marker.
Demonstrator¶
Details on rates of pay are listed below.
Marker¶
Details on rates of pay are listed below.
Tutor¶
Details on rates of pay are listed below.
Remuneration and levels¶
The rates of pay are laid out in the staff agreement (see SCHEDULE 4 - SALARY RATES - TEACHING-FOCUSED EMPLOYEES), although the most recent agreement has expired and the new one is being negotiated. Delightfully, the university uses different categorisations than those in the bargaining agreement - that is, those which by law it must pay - so ensure to check carefully that would you are being paid is that which you are owed; underpayment is a chronic disease at workplaces generally, and universities are no different.
Demonstrating¶
Casual lab demonstrating falls under the loading S Other required academic activities, which attracts a rate of $49.40/hour. In the event that the marker holds a PhD, the loading will be T Standard marking. Note that this rate of pay does not include any preparation time, meeting attendance and familiarisation will be accrued in addition to any teaching time.
Marking¶
Casual marking falls under the loading Q Standard marking, which attracts a rate of $49.40/hour. In the event that the marker holds a PhD, the loading will be R Standard marking.
Tutoring¶
Casual tutoring falls under the loading E Tutorial for the first tutorial in a 7-day period, with loading F Repeat Tutorial applying in the 7-day period of the original tutorial. In the former case, it is expected that the tutor will deliver content for one hour, with two hours of preparation time, and in the latter case, it is expected that the tutor will deliver content for one hour, with one hour of preparation time. These loadings attract rates of \$148.19/hour and \$98.80 respectively. In the event that the tutor holds a PhD, the loading will be G Tutorial and H Repeat Tutorial.
Claiming pay¶
In order to be paid, you will need to be employed as a casual staff member. This is best done through the admin team, who will ask you to complete casual appointment request. One the wheels have turned sufficiently, you should have access to the human resources portal MyHR where claims for pay can be made.
Reporting codes¶
https://www.utas.edu.au/people-wellbeing/myhr/help-sheets/time-reporting-codes