Current duties

The current duties of a member of staff refers to the job or position which, at the time of the reference date, the member of staff is working in.

When a member of staff has been appointed to act temporarily (for a specific period or until further notice), the staff member's "current duties" classification type and level and/or the current duties term should reflect the position the staff member is acting in and not the staff member's substantive position.

If a member of staff is acting temporarily in a job or position other than their substantive appointment, then:

  • their current duties classification type and level will be coded in respect of the job or position in which they are acting temporarily; and
  • their current duties term will be coded in respect of the period of time for which they will be acting temporarily in that job or position.

For example, if a Senior lecturer (Level C) who has confirmed tenure gains a temporary appointment for a three year period as Head of School (Level E):

If that same member of staff is not acting temporarily in a job or position other than their substantive appointment, then:

  • the Appointment term (E505) will be coded to "tenurable term - confirmed"
  • the Current duties classification group code (E509) will be coded to "senior lecturer"
  • the Staff work level code (E408) will be coded to "Level C"
  • the Current duties term (E507) will be coded to "tenurable term - confirmed "

If a member of staff is on paid leave, their current duties are those for the job or position which they would be required to work in were they not on leave.

Application of glossary term:
  • Casual staff (HE)
  • Full-time staff (HE)