Human Resources

Casual staff

Casual Academic Pay Rates

Lecturer Rates

  • Paid to a distinguished person for a single lecture for each of a small group of lectures; or where a lecture involves 4 hours of associated working time. 

    05-Oct-18 01-Jul-19 01-Jul-20 01-Jan-21 01-Jul-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jul-22
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    348.92 355.9 359.46 363.05 366.68 370.35 374.05

  • Paid where the lecturer assumes significant responsibility for planning and developing a unit of a large part of a unit as well as lecturing, or where a lecture or small group of lectures calls for special expertise; or where a lecture involves 3 hours of associated working time.

    05-Oct-18 01-Jul-19 01-Jul-20 01-Jan-21 01-Jul-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jul-22
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    279.13 284.72 287.56 290.44 293.34 296.28 299.24

  • Paid as the normal rate for a lecture which consists of up to 1 hour of delivery and 2 hours of associated working time.

    05-Oct-18 01-Jul-19 01-Jul-20 01-Jan-21 01-Jul-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jul-22
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    209.36 213.54 215.68 217.83 220.01 222.21 224.43

  • Paid for a 'repeat' lecture, covering the subject matter of a lecture given within a period of 7 days to another group of students.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 08-Jul-22
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    139.57 142.36 143.78 145.22 146.67 148.14 149.62

Casual Tutorial

  • Paid as the normal rate for a lecture which consists of up to 1 hour of delivery and 2 hours of associated working time.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    151.99 155.03 156.58 158.15 159.73 161.32 162.93

  • Repeat tutorial involves 1 hour delivery and 1 hour of associated working time, provided that the hourly rate in a repeat tutorial applies to the subsequent delivery of substantially the same subject matter in a tutorial within a period of 7 days and any marking and student consultation reasonably contemporaneous with it. 

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    101.34 103.36 104.4 105.44 106.5 107.56 108.64

  • Tutorial involves 1 hour of delivery and up to 2 hours of associated working time in circumstances where the casual employee holds a relevant doctoral qualification.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    179.95 183.55 185.38 187.24 189.11 191 192.91

  • Repeat tutorial involves 1 hour delivery and 1 hour of associated working time, in circumstances where the casual employee holds a relevant doctoral qualification provided that the hourly rate in a repeat tutorial applies to the subsequent delivery of substantially the same subject matter in a tutorial within a period of 7 days and any marking and student consultation reasonably contemporaneous with it.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    119.97 122.37 123.6 124.83 126.08 127.34 128.61

Demonstration and Other Duties (per hour)

  • Other duties or demonstration rate

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    50.64 51.66 52.17 52.69 53.22 53.75 54.29

  • Other required duties or demonstration where full subject coordination duties are required as part of normal duties, or the casual employee holds a relevant doctoral qualification.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    59.98 61.18 61.79 62.41 63.03 ​​​​​​63.66 64.30

Casual Marking (per hour)

  • Paid for marking requiring a significant exercise of academic judgment appropriate to an employee at Level B, or as a supervising examiner.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    69.79 71.18 71.9 72.61 73.34 ​​​​​​​74.07 74.81

  • Paid for routine marking

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    50.64 51.66 52.17 52.69 53.22 ​​​​​​​53.75 54.29

  • Routine marking where the casual employee holds a relevant doctoral qualification

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    59.98 61.18 61.79 62.41 63.03 ​​​​​​​63.66 64.30

Clinical Sessions - Faculty of Medicine (per hour)

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    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    209.36 213.54 215.68 217.83 220.01 222.21 224.43

Music Accompanying (per hour)

  • Music accompanying involves 1 hour delivery and 1 associated work time.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    101.34 103.36 104.4 105.44 106.5 107.56 108.64

  • Music accompanying involves 1 hour delivery and 1 associated work time in circumstances where full subject coordination duties are required as part of normal duties, or the casual employee holds a relevant doctoral qualification.

    5/10/2018 1/07/2019 1/07/2020 1/01/2021 1/07/2021 1/01/2022 8/07/2022
    ^2% ^2% ^1% ^1% ^1% ^1% 1%
    119.97 122.37 123.6 124.83 126.08 127.34 128.61

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To see casual professional staff rates, go to Professional staff.