Improvement Notice Compliance

For the purposes of complying with the SafeWork NSW Improvement Notice 7-503931 (PDF, 284.74 KB) – the University has undertaken comprehensive risk assessment of both the approaches to Conduct and Serious Misconduct. There are two risk assessments:

• Risk Assessment Misconduct – Enterprise Agreement Process (PDF, 530.85 KB)
• Risk Assessment Misconduct – Common Law Contract Process (PDF, 536.24 KB)

The Risk Assessments outline the risks and control measures that will minimise risk to health and safety of all participants to the extent it is reasonably practicable.

The Risk Assessments have informed development of:

1. Staff Misconduct Policy - this policy is applicable to all staff.
2. Internal People and Culture (P&C) Guidelines which will assist those administering the process.
   1. Enterprise Agreement Misconduct Guideline (PDF, 170.14 KB)
   2. Common Law Contract Misconduct Guideline (PDF, 146.11 KB)
   3. Guideline for Conducting Misconduct or Grievance Meetings Safely (PDF, 101.24 KB)

Reference to the Misconduct and Serious Misconduct Processes can be located in the following:

• UNE Academic and English Language Teaching Staff Enterprise Agreement, 2024 - 2026 (PDF, 3033.97 KB) - Clause 46
• UNE Professional Staff Enterprise Agreement, 2023 - 2026 (PDF, 5081.06 KB) - Clause 50
• Complaints Policy - UNE Representatives not covered by Enterprise Agreements

More information on managing psychosocial hazards at work can be found in the Code of Practice - Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work (PDF, 1039.04 KB).