66. Professional Staff Workloads

66.1 The University does not require staff to work excessive hours and does not encourage or condone workplace culture that requires staff to work long hours. It is the responsibility of the University's supervisors to ensure that unreasonable expectations are not put on staff members which results in working excessive hours and it is the responsibility of staff members to ensure they are not working excessive hours.

66.2 The management and regulation of professional staff workloads will be based on the processes set out below.

Workload Review Committee

66.3 As part of the University's commitment to workload management a Professional Staff Workload Review Committee will be established.

66.4 The Professional Staff Workload Review Committee will comprise two nominees of the University and two professional staff nominees of the President of the Monash University NTEU Branch.

66.5 The Professional Staff Workload Review Committee will be responsible for reviewing identified professional staff workload problems at the work unit or occupational category level and to report to the University on the Committee's findings. In addition, the Committee will be able to make recommendations when all members of the Committee agree.

66.6 Any recommendations of the Professional Staff Workload Review Committee will be forwarded to the Divisional Director, Human Resources in order to seek approval from the University governing bodies in accordance with established University procedures. Approved recommendations will be implemented within a reasonable timeframe. Where an approved recommendation has not been implemented within six months of the recommendation being made the University officer responsible for the implementation will advise the Committee of the likely timeframe for that implementation and will report to the Committee at the end of that timeframe if implementation has still not occurred.

66.7 The Workload Review Committee will meet at least annually, or at the request of either the University or two or more members of the Committee.

Individual Workload Review

66.8 If a staff member is concerned with his/her workload, the staff member may request a workload review by discussing it with his/her supervisor. If the issue is not satisfactorily resolved through this process, the staff member may use the Employment Related Grievance Resolution Procedure to attempt to resolve the issue starting the procedure at clause 56.9.