Personnel

Health Insurance

The University provides a Medical Clinic that is situated on Campus and is run by A Medical Officer, Health Extension Officer plus 16 Nursing Officers. The Clinic is supported by the University.  Staff who are employed by the University also support through a very minimal fortnightly deduction.  Staff, spouses and dependents who are below the age of 19 years can access the clinic at no cost. 

• Citizen staff (Contract and permanent) can claim refund from their sick leave days if they seek medical service from outside the university’s clinic for conditions that cannot be attended to by the clinic. The University also encourage staff to take out private medical insurance cover if they so need.
• Non-citizen staff are also encouraged to take out their own private medical Insurance because they are not eligible for any refund.

Retirement Plans

The University does have a retirement plan that coincides with the Public Service retirement exercise. The University is a state agency, and adheres to mandatory age limit set by the Public Service, especially for the non-teaching employees. For employees who are teaching, the University does allow them to work beyond the mandatory retirement age in some cases. Staff are encouraged to join retirement plans provided by the superannuation funds as the University remits fortnightly to them for employees.

Superannuation

Superannuation is mandatory contributions by citizen employees to two (2) of the nation’s major superannuation funds (namely; Nambawan and Nasfund superannuation).  Employees have the option to choose which one they wish to contribute to.  Yes, there are retirement benefits provided by these superannuation fund companies.  Awareness is conducted by the superannuation officers upon retirement of employees to alert them the products retirees can access before the actual retirement happens.  These meetings are organized by this Office so that retirees are aware of options available to sustain them while on retirement.

Leave Policies

The section manages and initiates the process of Leave & Travel benefits/entitlements for the employees of the university with their legal dependents. It ensures that the benefits and entitlements are processed when they are due line with the terms and the conditions of the university. The section also helps employees with other issues pertaining to Leave & Travel requests.

There are different leave entitlements available to employees of the University, which are: Annual Leave, Long service leave, Compassionate leave, Sick leave, duty leave. These are the obvious leave entitlements.  There are other leaves that require special considerations by the management.

Annual Leave

• Annual leave is leave taken by employees to recreate or recuperate after one or two years of continuous service. Any balance not taken, will be paid out when employees cease to be an employee through resignation, retirement or deceased.

Long Service Leave

• Long Service leave is an entitlement for citizen employees that can be taken after fifteen (15) years of continuous service, however, employees are encouraged to have access to it after they actually cease to be employees through resignation, retirement or deceased. The total accrual will be paid out is in annual leave.

Compassionate/Parental/Emergency Leave

• Compassionate/parental/emergency leave is a paid leave employees have access to and must be supported with genuine or extenuating circumstances. It’s a two weeks leave in one year.

Sick Leave

• Sick leave can be taken when an employee is ill or sick. Employees are required to submit a medical certificate or report as proof of the illness and length of days required for the leave.

Duty Leave

• Duty leave is when an employee takes leave to attend to a business related to work or professional development.

Leave Fare – Travel Benefit

This is a travel benefit or airfare for fulltime employees, both citizen and non-citizen employees of the university with their spouse and dependent below nineteen (19) years of age.

Repatriation Fare – Travel Entitlement

This is a travel entitlement from the place of work to the place of destination for the fulltime employees whose employment has ceased. Both the citizen and non-citizen employees of the university are entitled to a repatriation fare with their spouse and dependent below nineteen (19) years of age.

Settling Out Allowance

The purpose of settling out allowance is for the removal of personal effects upon cessation of employment.

All the above different leave should be approved at the first instance by the Head of Schools or Department. Absence by employees should be approved by the Head of Department. Any absence that is not authorized will be treated as Leave Without Pay (LWOP).

Employees must provide documents such as marriage certificate, birth certificates and adoption certificates to claim benefits for their dependents upon initial employment.

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