My Work Arrangements

Flexible Work - Change of Hours

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This guide is for UQ Venues staff, shift workers, HEW8+ professional staff, and academic staff.  

A Change of Hours Request can be used when staff want to change their ordinary contracted hours of work. This may include increasing or reducing hours.  

*HEW 1-7 professional staff need to manage change of hours requests through the Flexible Work arrangement request form.  

Flexible Work - Change of Work Pattern 

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This guide is for HEW8+ professional staff and academic staff. 

A Change of Work Pattern Request is used when a HEW8+ staff wants to formally change how their hours are distributed across the week, without changing the total hours worked. 

*HEW 1-7 Professional staff need to manage changes to work patterns through their Flexible Work arrangement request form.  

Flexible Work - Work From Home

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This guide demonstrates how employees can initiate a request to work from home through Workday in their Worker Profile via the 'Actions' button, selecting 'Job Change' then 'Request Flexible Work Arrangement' or via the My Flexible Work Application. 

Prior to completing a flexible work request in Workday for working from home, change of location (overseas or interstate) please complete the Working From Home - Work Area Self Assessment. Once complete, this will be required to be uploaded as part of your request.  

Flexible Work - Change of Location (Interstate)

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This guide demonstrates how staff can request to work temporarily from another Australian state. 

Requests for flexible work that involve working from an interstate location for extended periods of time and/or as a principal place of work will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances. Managers will not consider such a request until the staff member has provided their manager with confirmation that the proposal has been considered and received preliminary approval from an officer at management Level 3 or above. 

A Working From Home - Work Area Self-Assessment must be completed prior to starting your Change of Location Request in Workday. Please have a copy ready to be uploaded to your Workday request.  

Flexible Work - Change of Location (Overseas)

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This guide demonstrates how staff can request to work temporarily from an overseas location. 

Due to tax implications, insurance requirements and other considerations, requests for flexible work that involve working from an international location will be permitted only in exceptional circumstances. Managers will not consider such a request until the staff member has provided their manager with confirmation that the proposal has been considered and received preliminary approval from an officer at management Level 2 or above. 

*Any arrangements for staff to work interstate or overseas need to be approved in consultation with HR Client Partnering and Global Mobility due to insurance and tax implications.

End Flexible Work Arrangement

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This guide demonstrates how staff can end the following types of Flexible Work: 

• Working from Home 

• Change of Location (interstate or overseas) 

*HEW 1-7 professional staff who wish to change or end their current Flexible Work arrangement need to do so as part of a new request. 

A. When a UQ employee resigns from one of their multiple positions but remains employed at the University in another position, this must be done through an offline resignation, submitted to Human Resources.  Using the Resign or Terminate Employee option in Workday will end employment for ALL positions held by the employee at UQ.