All staff

Working flexibly

Flexibility means different things for different people. Explore the options and consider those that make sense within your role and work environment, while allowing you a healthy work life balance.

Flexible Working Arrangements

Working Flexibly @ ACU - Guide for Staff

WHS Checklist for working from home or another location & Agreement (PDF, 683KB)

Workstation Ergonomics

Flexible work arrangement FAQs

Flexible Work Arrangement Request

Information Technology (IT)

Technology enables certain aspects of work to be performed anywhere and anytime and to stay connected with your team wherever they are located.

Working Remotely pack

Work From Home FAQs

LinkedIn Learning

Continue to invest in your development by exploring what’s available in this free learning resource.

Explore a range of courses and videos through LinkedIn Learning related to remote work including:

  • Remote Work Foundations
  • Become a Successful Remote Worker
  • Tips for Working Remotely
  • Time Management: Working From Home
  • Alone and working from home.

Leave

A range of leave entitlements are available to help you to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Personal/Carer's Leave

Recreation (Annual) Leave

Long Service Leave

Leave Without Pay

Leave to Support Victims of Family or Domestic Violence

Further assistance

Visit Service Central to find the answers to you questions, chat with the Service Central team or log a general enquiry for further assistance.

 

Managers/supervisors

Working flexibly

Supervisors and managers are encouraged to support flexible work arrangements within the context of their team, in ways that maintain or improve service delivery.

Working Flexibly @ ACU - A Guide for Nominated Supervisors and Managers

Flexible work arrangement FAQs

LinkedIn Learning

Managing a dispersed team and flexible working arrangements at scale can present challenges and require different approaches to leading and managing people.

Explore a range of courses and videos through LinkedIn Learning related to managing remote teams including:

  • Managing Virtual Teams
  • Leading at a Distance
  • Leading Virtually: Vulnerability and Presence when Working From Home
  • Managing Virtual Teams
  • Managing mixed remote and on-site teams
  • Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams Up for Success.

 

Your wellbeing

Whether you are working on campus, from home, or remotely, we are committed to your overall wellbeing. Wellbeing helps us stay resilient and cope with challenges. Here are some resources to help you find balance in all areas of your life, while navigating challenges which sometimes arise.

Mental, emotional and physical wellbeing

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pastoral Care - ACU Campus Ministry

R U OK? Resources

National Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Counselling Service

Lifeline

Realtime Health Online Resource

LinkedIn Learning

Explore a range of courses and videos through LinkedIn Learning related to wellbeing including:

  • Balancing Work and Life as Work-from-Home Parent
  • Supporting Your Kid’s Learning at Home
  • Managing home stress to decrease work stress
  • Mindfulness Practices
  • Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity
  • Supporting Your Well-being during Times of Change and Uncertainty
  • Supporting Your Mental Health While Working from Home
  • Chair Work: Yoga Fitness and Stretching at Your Desk
  • Meditation and Movement for Stress Management
  • Building resilience
  • How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed
  • Avoiding Burnout
  • Computer and Text Neck Stretching Exercises

Financial wellbeing

UniSuper offers a number of online financial wellbeing tools and resources. Take a look at their library of webcasts and podcasts to help you understand, plan and manage your super, and plan for your retirement.

 

Page last updated on 31/01/2024

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