
Celebrating the Jubilee Year for Pilgrims of Hope
News 19 MarchA message from the Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers.
06 November 2024
ShareDue to the university close-down period, normal deadlines for a range of People and Capability processes and activities need to be adjusted. These include payroll, recruitment, new offers and onboarding, and fixed-term contract ends and renewals.
The table below outlines the pay periods in December and January and the timelines for the cut-off for termination processes, timesheets and other salary claims in Staff Connect:
Payment | Pay period ending | Due date for all documentation that cannot be submitted in Staff Connect | Due date for timesheets and other claims in Staff Connect | Salary Payment Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Annual Leave Loading (for eligible staff) |
Calendar year 2024 | N/A | N/A | 11 December 2024 |
Fortnightly salary | 6 December 2024 | Approved and submitted via Service Central: 5pm, Thursday 5 December 2024 |
Submitted in Staff Connect: 10 am, Friday 6 December 2024 |
11 December 2024 |
Fortnightly salary | 20 December 2024 | Approved and submitted via Service Central: 12pm, Wednesday 18 December 2024 |
Submitted in Staff Connect: Approved in Staff Connect: |
24 December 2024 |
Fortnightly salary | 3 January 2025 | Approved and submitted via Service Central: 5pm, Thursday 2 January 2025 |
Submitted in Staff Connect: Approved in Staff Connect: |
8 January 2025 |
Terminations and contract end | up to 6 December 2024 | - |
Submitted and approved in Staff Connect: 5pm, Thursday 5 December 2024 |
11 December 2024 |
Terminations and contract end | up to 20 December 2024 | - |
Submitted and approved in Staff Connect 12pm, Wednesday 18 December 2024 |
24 December 2024 |
NB. Due to the university close-down period, it will not be possible to process payments received after the published deadlines, nor process any requests for manual payments.
As the university moves into the December/January period, the candidate market slows down as candidates are not generally searching for new job opportunities at this time. This makes attracting and engaging high quality external candidates for ACU’s employment opportunities unreliable.
Friday 15 November 2024 is the final day that members of the senior executive will be approving recruitment request forms for this year, with only approved recruitment to continue being advertised after this date.
Hiring managers are reminded that any current recruitment actions progressing will also need to comply with end-of-year approval deadlines to ensure the offer letters and onboarding processes can be completed within the required timeframes.
Hiring managers are reminded that any current recruitment actions progressing will also need to comply with end-of-year approval deadlines to ensure the offer letters and onboarding processes can be completed within the required timeframes.
Finalising fixed-term contracts ending December 2024/January 2025.
Supervisors with staff who have a fixed term contract ending in the next three months will have already received Staff Connect and email notifications regarding the initiation of an online form that outlines available employment options. Supervisors are reminded to action these promptly via Staff Connect forms.
Where a further employment contract is being requested as part of the fixed-term process in Staff Connect, approval to proceed should be with P&C by Monday 9 December 2024 for both an offer and acceptance of the new employment contract to be completed prior to the Christmas shutdown.
Prompt action is also required where a fixed-term contract is ending to allow the required notice period to be provided to the staff member. Where this does not occur, payment in lieu of notice is payable.
Subject to the timelines outlined above and the completion of the required processes within these timelines, any questions or queries relating to status of offers, contracts or onboarding tasks should be directed to the P&C Appointments Team via a general enquiry in Service Central.
A message from the Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers.
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