Why is UB giving a focus to work/family/personal life balance?

What is available at UB?

This web resource was developed to inform staff of their options and the assistance available at UB to assist them to balance their work and family/personal responsibilities. It includes infomation on current entitlements under Awards, Workplace Agreements and Policies.

To understand the best possible use of these Awards, Workplace Agreements and Policies, staff, managers and teams need to work together to develop the best arrangements for their particular situation. This resource provides staff and managers with information, and tools to assist in negotiations and to provide pointers for where to go for further assistance.

Below you will find information on a range of topics relevant to work/family/personal life balance, and links to existing entitlements, policies and resources.

1. Leave Entitlements and Policies

• Annual Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Leave for Cultural or Religious Purposes
• Leave Without Pay
• Long Service Leave
• Miscellaneous Leave


• Parental Leave:
  • Foster Parent Leave
  • Maternity and Adoption Leave
  • Partner/Paternity Leave
• Personal and Carers Leave

2. Other Relevant Entitlements, Policies and Facilities

• Children at UB Policies and Facilities
• Conversion to Part-time
• 'Purchase' of additional leave - 48/52 Week Year
• Flexible working hours (TOIL, Annualised hours, etc)
• Planning for Retirement
• Equal Opportunity and Valuing Diversity Policy

3. Additional Resources

• Maternity Leave Toolkit
• Flexible Work Arrangements Toolkit

Contact for further information of entitlements and policies:

Richelle Brehaut, Human Resources Co-ordinator (x9367 or r.brehaut@ballarat.edu.au) or Kelley Jones, Co-ordinator Workplace Support (x9512 or ks.jones@ballarat.edu.au) can provide confidential advice and assistance to staff for queries on your work/family/personal life balance at UB.

Contacts for concerns in accessing entitlements and policies:

Deborah Walker, (Acting) Director, Human Resources (x9718 or director.hr@ballarat.edu.au), can provide advice and assistance to staff and/or managers where there is need for interpretation of, or lack of agreement about, staff access to entitlements under awards, enterprise agreements, policies and resources.

Barbara Webb, Manager, Equity & Equal Opportunity (x9357 or b.webb@ballarat.edu.au) can provide confidential advice and assistance to staff who have concerns about fairly accessing work options to assist work/family/personal life balance relevant to equal opportunity policies and legislation.

For staff who are union members, your union representative can also provide assistance if you feel that you are being treated unfairly or unreasonably.