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Getting paid as a casual academic in SOPHI

Paperwork!

University Code of Conduct

By accepting your engagement as a casual academic in SOPHI you agree to comply with the University's Code of Conduct. Download code of Conduct

Your contract
Your appointment as a tutor is formalised when your sign your contract. Your contract specifies the number of classes and the amount of marking you agree to do, as well as the rates at which you will be paid.

Your unit coordinator, in consultation with the Chair of Department and the finance team, will determine the conditions of your contract.

Once the contract has been drawn up, the Finance team will contact you to let you know it's ready to sign.

When you sign your contract you will need to provide photo ID, and fill in the following forms:

  • Casual Appointment Form
  • Tax Declaration Form (new appointments only)
    so bring your Tax File Number!,
  • Bank Account Form (new appointments only)
  • Arts Email Application Form (if required)
    (Requires a UniKey)

What am I paid for?

You are paid by the hour for your face-to-face teaching and for marking. Pay rates for lectures, tutorials etc. are paid by the hour, and include relevant associated working time such as preparation, reasonably contemporaneous marking and student consultation. Pay rates for marking are on an hourly basis.

See Casual academic rates of pay.

Getting paid

When you sign your contract, you will be given a Casual Academic Staff Contract Schedule (to be online when the 2008 schedule is released) and a Casual Claim Form (Academic Staff).

You can also download forms, including Claim Forms, Bank Account Forms, and information such as Earning Codes for Casual Staff etc. from the SydneyPeople site.

Please Note: Your supervisor will need to sign your completed claim forms each fortnight.

These claims are paid on the University’s fortnightly pay cycle. It is recommended that you retain a copy of all claim forms submitted.

Lodging a payclaim
You should lodge an original copy of each form every two weeks by submitting them in person to the School’s Administrative Officer (Finance) Maria Cortes or placing them in her pigeonhole in the SOPHI mailroom.

All enquiries relating to contracts and pay-claims should be directed to:
Maria Cortes
Room 617 Brennan MacCallum
Phone: 9351 8675
email:
or

Jing Chen
Rm615 Brennan MacCallum
Phone: 9036 6436
email:

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