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INTRODUCTION
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
NOMINATIONS
PROCEDURE
DECISION MAKING
SELECTION
ADMINISTRATION
INTRODUCTION
This award scheme is intended to encourage and recognise
outstanding and exceptional service or work performance
of members of the General Staff. The recipients will
have the option of receiving this award in the form
of an amount of money, (tax free) as determined by the
Committee, or attendance at courses or conferences of
their own choice, to the equivalent value. Consideration
may also be given to using the award for payment towards
the provision of equipment.
All recipients will also receive an inscribed certificate,
to be awarded to the employee at the University Staff
Awards ceremony in the middle of each year. Up to six
awards will be available annually. Awards will only
be issued for nominations which demonstrate exceptional
and outstanding achievements. Any or all awards need
not be given in any one year.
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ELIGIBILITY
All members of the general staff will be eligible.
Both individuals and groups are eligible to receive
the award. A group may consist of a work team or unit
who have worked together to achieve a particular successful
outcome. The amount of the award will be divided between
the members of the group. As a guideline, nominated
units would not normally exceed six members. Nominations
are not encouraged for staff where recognition such
as accelerated progression, promotion and re-classification,
performance bonus or any other such acknowledgement
has already been made directly within the currency of
the nominating period.
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CRITERIA
Generally, the award will be for a single outstanding
success in the workplace in the 12 months preceding
the closing date. It will not recognize satisfactory
or good performance only. The nomination will meet one
or more of the following criteria:
· An outstanding and exceptional achievement
or success, with a demonstrated value;
· Outstanding service to clients of the Unit/Department/University,
with a definable benefit to the clients;
· An outstanding or novel initiative which has
been implemented, and has a demonstrated value;
· Changes or improvements to work practices
of a definable benefit to the Unit/Department/University;
· Outstanding achievement in relation to workplace
diversity/employment equity or occupational health and
safety or ethical conduct and professional standards.
It should be noted that there is a higher level of
expectation in respect of higher level positions because
of the greater opportunities which exist for exercising
initiative.
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NOMINATIONS
A nomination may be made by any three people. Only
one of the nominators may be from the nominees’
own Department/Unit/School/Division/Centre. No more
than one nominator may be an external client, ie: from
outside the University, with a demonstrated affiliation
with the University. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
The nomination will be made on the appropriate form
and must include at least half a page statement from
each nominator setting out the reasons for the nomination.
One form only will be accepted for each group of nominators.
One of the group nominators must take responsibility
for obtaining the signatures and testimonials from the
other two nominators.
The nominee also has the opportunity to make a comment
on his/her nomination. It is the responsibility of the
designated nominator to obtain the nominee's input.
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PROCEDURE
Nominations should be forwarded by the designated nominator
to the nominee's Head of Department or Unit Manager
who should provide a detailed submission to the Committee.
This submission should include a statement of verification
and general comments on the significance of the achievement
to the Unit or Department and to the University. The
submission should address the criteria as listed above.
The nomination should be endorsed by the Head of Department/Unit
Manager and then be forwarded to Personnel & Financial
Services by the designated closing date. Incomplete
nominations will not be accepted. Nominations will normally
be invited two months before the closing date. However,
nominations may be submitted any time before this. Late
nominations will not be accepted.
Nomination forms can be obtained from the following
web address:
Nomination
Form
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DECISION MAKING
Factors taken into account when determining the recipients
of the award, will include the number of obstacles or
degree of difficulty faced in the implementation or
achievement, the value of the definable benefits to
the University, the degree of originality, and the significance
of the impact to the wider University community. Endorsement
by the nominee's Head of Department/Unit/School/Division/Centre
will be a major consideration in the decision making
process. Awards will only be given for achievements
made in the twelve months preceding the closing date.
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SELECTION
The awards will be decided by a committee comprising
of the Vice-Principal (Administration), the General
Staff representative on Council, the Assistant Director,
Personnel Services, a Dean, a Professor, and a Head
of an administrative unit nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.
Both sexes will be represented.
In making a decision the Committee may interview relevant
persons as necessary. The Committee will make a recommendation
to the Vice-Chancellor. No appeal lies in result of
either the committee’s recommendations or the Vice
Chancellor’s determination.
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ADMINISTRATION
The awards will be administered by the Personnel &
Financial Services.
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Revised: October 2004
WebPage last updated: 15 January 2004
Direct comments and questions to: Personnel & Financial
Services
University of Wollongong NSW 2522, AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61-2-4221 3555
© Copyright-June 1998
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