enhancing the quality of the experience of postdocs and early career researchers recruitment and...
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Enhancing the quality of the Enhancing the quality of the experience of postdocs and early experience of postdocs and early
career researcherscareer researchers
Recruitment and selection of staff: A Recruitment and selection of staff: A quick guide to HRquick guide to HR
15 15 February 2008February 2008
The Australian Academy of ScienceThe Australian Academy of Science
PresenterPresenter
Bradley Beasley LLM, LLB, Grad Cert Legal PracticeBradley Beasley LLM, LLB, Grad Cert Legal Practice
Legal Practitioner of the:Legal Practitioner of the:High Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts ACT and NSW.High Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts ACT and NSW.
Senior Employment Strategies Advisor –LegalSenior Employment Strategies Advisor –Legal
Telephone Telephone (02) 6125 0106(02) 6125 0106Facsimile:Facsimile:(02) 6125 0559(02) 6125 0559Email:Email: [email protected]@anu.edu.auAddress:Address: Human Resources DivisionHuman Resources Division
Building 10B, ChancelryBuilding 10B, ChancelryThe Australian National UniversityThe Australian National UniversityACT 0200 AustraliaACT 0200 Australia
OverviewOverview IntroductionIntroduction
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ChallengesChallenges
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers
IntroductionIntroduction
InvitingInviting
DatingDating
MarriageMarriage
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Challenges Challenges contcont
Occupational Health and SafetyOccupational Health and Safety
There are state and federal OH&S laws that need to be There are state and federal OH&S laws that need to be observed ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing observed ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of staff. of staff.
This may require: This may require:
1.1. pre-employment health pre-employment health assessmentsassessments;;
2.2. monitoring, monitoring, modificationmodification of the workplace; and of the workplace; and
3.3. the provision of personal protective the provision of personal protective equipmentequipment..
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998Nuclear Non-proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987Nuclear Non-proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987Gene Technology Act 2000Gene Technology Act 2000Quarantine Act 1908Quarantine Act 1908
ChallengesChallenges
DiscriminationDiscrimination
Documents, conduct and questions may result in discrimination Documents, conduct and questions may result in discrimination occurring related to:occurring related to:
DisabilityDisability
AgeAge
RaceRace
GenderGender
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 The Age Discrimination Act 2004 The Age Discrimination Act 2004 The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
Challenges Challenges contcont
ConditionsConditions
The Higher Education sector along with other employers are subject to:The Higher Education sector along with other employers are subject to:
Workplace Relations Act 1996 Workplace Relations Act 1996 and State or Territory Legislation that and State or Territory Legislation that governs terms and conditions of employment.governs terms and conditions of employment.
AwardsAwards that are established by independent tribunals that govern that are established by independent tribunals that govern terms and conditions of employment across an industry.terms and conditions of employment across an industry.
Enterprise AgreementsEnterprise Agreements that are negotiated between the employer and that are negotiated between the employer and their staff that governs employment terms and conditions at the their staff that governs employment terms and conditions at the workplace.workplace.
Contracts of employmentContracts of employment that are negotiated directly between the that are negotiated directly between the employer and the employee that governs the terms and conditions of employer and the employee that governs the terms and conditions of employment.employment.
Employer’s policyEmployer’s policy also govern working conditions. also govern working conditions.
Challenges Challenges contcont
Freedom of Information and ConfidentialityFreedom of Information and Confidentiality
Interviewees may have a right to obtain Interviewees may have a right to obtain access to access to documentsdocuments, including referee reports under the:, including referee reports under the:
Freedom of Information Act 1991Freedom of Information Act 1991
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilitiesInvitingInviting Preparing and placing the addPreparing and placing the add Financial ConstraintsFinancial Constraints StakeholdersStakeholders The RoleThe Role
DatingDating Short Listing and InterviewingShort Listing and Interviewing QualificationsQualifications ExperienceExperience Attributes and SuitabilityAttributes and Suitability
MarriageMarriage Offers of EmploymentOffers of Employment Common LawCommon Law Trade Practices Act 1974Trade Practices Act 1974 Workplace Relations Act 1996Workplace Relations Act 1996
Questions ?Questions ?
