Information for Staff
What do I do if I have influenza like symptoms?
If you have influenza like symptoms, please refer to Personal Responsibilities – Staff and Students. Do not attend the University.
How can I reduce my risk of contracting Human-Swine Flu?
- Follow the Prevention tips for staff to limit the spread of the Human-Swine Flu
- Take advantage of free vaccination
- If you are a lecturer, you can use the following brief lecture slides in Microsoft Powerpoint to help educate your students on general precautions to avoid the spread of cold and flu:
- Staying healthy and avoiding colds and flu [*.ppt, 1.35MB] .
What type of leave will I be on?
If you have influenza like symptoms, you should stay home on sick leave. Please ensure that you advise your supervisor.
What if I am diagnosed with Human-Swine Influenza or quarantined in relation to Human-Swine Influenza?
Where quarantine and treatment measures have been put in place for staff members suffering or exposed to Human-Swine Influenza, the staff member may be granted special leave with pay, without deduction from the staff member’s sick leave credits for the period the law requires that staff member to be absent from duty.
Please ensure that you advise your supervisor. Supervisors need to ensure that the staff member has the relevant medical evidence to grant the leave.
What if I need to stay home to care for a family member?
Where a staff member is unable to attend for duty due to carer responsibilities of a member of the staff member's immediate family or household, the staff member may be granted family leave with pay, under the family leave provisions detailed at Section 9.11 of the Personnel, Policy & Procedures Manual. If family leave credits are exhausted, a staff member may be granted special leave with pay for the period the staff member is undertaking carer responsibilities.
Please ensure that you advise your supervisor. Supervisors need to be ensure that the staff member has the relevant medical evidence to grant the leave.
I am a casual staff member. What are my entitlements?
Casual staff are not eligible for paid leave. Casual staff are entitled to unpaid leave for the period of their illness.
What about working from home arrangements?
Normal working from home arrangements may apply. Refer to Personnel, Policy and Procedures Manual Section 4.12 “Home Based Work for Professional Staff”