All staff are expected to participate fully in the philosophy of continuous improvement. The function of the Human Resources Department is to establish and maintain personnel programmes to enable the University to attract, develop, motivate and retain the required number of suitably qualified employees. Human Resources has several areas of responsibility including Organisation Development and Training, Recruitment and Selection, Workplace Health and Safety, Workforce Planning and Employee Relations. The staff profile consists of academic and general staff which has continuing, non-continuing and part time engagements taking staffing levels to over 1400. The following information serves as a guide only.
Permanent appointment is subject to a probationary period.
Academic staff are normally required to give four months' written notice to resign an appointment. Salaried members of general staff shall give five weeks' notice of resignation. Expenses on Appointment Assistance may be provided to an appointee and family for the removal of furniture and effects and for personal transportation to Toowoomba. An allowance may be provided during the settling-in period. Leave Entitlements Staff are entitled to twenty days recreation leave per annum.