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Casual Academic Pay Rates

  • The following minimum rates of pay apply to:

    • Lectures,
    • Seminars where the Seminar is the primary form of education delivery; and
    • Clinical Sessions in the Faculty of Medicine,

    and are payable for every one hour of student contact time.

    *Included Associated Working Time (AWT)

     

    Activity

     

    Level & Step

     

    *AWT

     

     Description

    Date Agreement commences operation

     

    1-Jul-24

     

    1-Jul-25

     

    1-Jul-26

     

    Standard Lecture Rate

     

    Level B, Step 2

    2

    The normal rate for a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and 2 hours of AWT.

    237.9030
      246.2295   254.8474 265.0410

     

    Lecture Rate involving 3 hours of AWT

     

    Level B, Step 2

     

    3

    This rate is paid for a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for up to 3 hours of AWT.

      317.2040 328.3060
    339.7965
    353.3880

     

    Lecture Rate involving 4 hours of AWT

     

    Level B, Step 2

     

     4

    This rate is paid for a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for up to 4 hours of AWT.

    396.5050
    410.3825
    424.7456
    441.7350

     

    Special Expertise Lecture Rate

     

     Level B, Step 2

     

    3

    This rate is paid where a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery is given by a Guest with Special Expertise in their relevant field which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and 3 hours AWT.

    317.2040
    328.3060
    339.7965
    353.3880

     

    Planning and Development Rate

     

     Level B, Step 2

     

    3

    This rate is paid where a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery is given where significant responsibility for planning and developing a unit or a large part of a unit is also required which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and 3 hours of AWT.

    317.2040
      328.3060   339.7965   353.3880

     

    Standard Lecture given by a Distinguished Person

      

    Level B, Step 2

     

    4

    This rate is paid for a Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery given by a distinguished person which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and 4 hours of AWT.

    396.5050
      410.3825   424.7456   441.7350

     

    Repeat Lecture Rate

     

    Level B, Step 2

     

    1

    Paid for a 'repeat' Lecture or Seminar which is the primary form of education delivery, covering the subject matter of a Lecture or Seminar given within a period of 7 days to another group of students which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for 1 hour of AWT.

      158.6020 164.1530
    169.8983
    176.694

    Clinical Sessions Rate (Faculty of Medicine)

     

    Level B, Step 2

     

    0

     

    This rate is paid for each hour of delivery.

    237.903
    246.2295
    254.8474
    265.041

     

  • Activity

    Level & Step
    AWT
     Description

    Date Agreement commences operation

    1-Jul-24
    1-Jul-25
    1-Jul-26
    Tutorial Rate
    Level A, Step 2
    2

    This rate is paid for a Tutorial or Seminar which is supplementary to a primary form of education delivery which consists of up to 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for up to 2 hours of AWT.

      172.7209 178.7663
      185.0231 192.4238
    Repeat Tutorial Rate   Level A, Step 2   1

    This rate is the Repeat Rate of Pay applicable to a “repeat” Tutorial or Seminar which is supplementary to a primary form of education delivery, being a Tutorial our Seminar that is delivered by the Casual Employee that is the same, or covers substantially the same subject matter, as a Tutorial or Seminar delivered by that Casual Employee within the prior 7 days. The Repeat Rate of Pay is paid for a Repeat Tutorial or Seminar consisting of 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for up to 1 hour of AWT.

    115.1473
      119.1775   123.3488   128.2825
    PHD Tutorial Rate
      Level A, Step 6 2

    The rate is paid for a Tutorial or Seminar which is supplementary to a primary form of education delivery delivered by a Casual Employee who holds a relevant doctoral qualification which consists of 1 hour of student contact time and includes compensation for up to 2 hours of AWT.

      204.4946   211.6519   219.0596   227.8219
     PHD Repeat Tutorial Rate Level A, Step 6
       1

    This rate is the Repeat Rate of Pay applicable to a “repeat” Tutorial or Seminar which is supplementary to a primary form of education delivery, being a Tutorial or Seminar that is delivered by the Casual Employee that is the same, or covers substantially the same subject matter, as a Tutorial or Seminar delivered by that Casual Employee within the prior 7 days. The Repeat Rate of Pay is paid for a Repeat Tutorial or Seminar delivered by a Casual Employee who holds a relevant doctoral qualification which consists of 1 hour student contact time and includes compensation for 1 hour of AWT.

      136.3298 141.1013
      146.0398 151.8813



  • Activity
    Level & Step

    Included Associated Working Time (AWT)

    Description

    Date Agreement commences operation

    1-Jul-24
    1-Jul-25
    1-Jul-26
    Practical Class Rate
    Level A, Step 2
    0
    This Other Duties rate is paid for a Practical Class. 57.5736
    59.5888
    61.6744
    64.1413
    PHD /Full Subject Coordination Practical Class Rate Level A, Step 6
    0

    This Other Duties rate is paid for a Practical Class delivered by a Casual Employee with a relevant doctorial qualification or in circumstances where full subject coordination duties are required as part of normal duties.

    68.1649
     70.5506  73.0199 75.9406




  • The following minimum rates apply to:
    (i)    Marking; and
    (ii)    Music Accompanying with special education service.

    Activity
    Level & Step

    Included Associated Working Time (AWT)

    Description

    Date Agreement commences operation

    1-Jul-24
    1-Jul-25
    1-Jul-26
    Routine Marking Rate
    Level A, Step 2
    0

    This rate is paid for each hour of Marking required to be undertaken by a Casual Employee (unless another Marking rate set out in this Schedule below applies).

    57.5736
    59.5888
    61.6744
    64.1413
    Significant Academic Judgement Marking Rate
    Level B, Step 2   0

    This rate is paid for each hour of Marking required to be undertaken by a Casual Employee where the Casual Employee is required to exercise significant academic judgment to the same extent as is required of an Employee at Level B, or as a supervising examiner.

    79.301
    82.0765
    84.9491
    88.347
    PHD Routine Marking Rate
    Level A, Step 6
    0

    This rate is paid for each hour of Marking required to be undertaken by a Casual Employee with a relevant doctoral qualification.

    68.1649
    70.5506
    73.0199
      75.9406
    Music Accompanying
    Level A, Step 2
    1

    This rate is paid for each hour of Music Accompanying and includes compensation for 1 hour of AWT.

    115.1473
    119.1775
    123.3488
    128.2825
    PHD / Full Subject Coordination Music Accompanying
    Level A, Step 6
    1

    This rate is paid for each hour of Music Accompanying with special education services required to be undertaken by a Casual Employee with a relevant doctoral qualification or in circumstances where full subject coordination duties are required as part of normal duties and includes compensation for 1 hour of AWT.

    136.3298
    141.1013 146.0398 151.8813

     

  • The following minimum rates of pay apply to all other work that a Casual Employee is required to perform for UNSW (i.e. work other than that to which Parts 2 to 5 of this Schedule apply.
     

    Activity
    Level & Step

    Included Associated Working Time (AWT)

    Description

    Date Agreement commences operation

    1-Jul-24
    1-Jul-25
    1-Jul-26
    Standard Rate
    Level A, Step 2
    0

    This rate is paid for all other work that a Casual Employee is required to perform for UNSW unless the rates in subclauses 59.2 or 59.3 below apply.

    57.5736 59.5888 61.6744 64.1413
    PHD Rate / Full Subject Coordination
    Level A, Step 6
    0

    This rate is paid for all other work that a Casual Employee with a relevant doctoral qualification is required to perform for UNSW. The rate is also applied in circumstances where full subject coordination duties are required as part of normal duties.

    68.1649 70.5506 73.0199
    75.9406

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)

  •  

    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

Are you a hiring manger looking at these rates for budgeting purposes? Ensure you take on-costs into consideration. For more information, contact UNSW Finance.

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