COVID-19 (coronavirus) advice for the UQ community - STAFF - Working from home

If you are working from home, your supervisor will be in regular contact to ensure staff are kept informed; workloads and outputs are reviewed and support is provided as required.

Your employment terms and conditions, University policies, and relevant workplace legislation still apply when working from home. See Telecommuting PPL 5.55.11 Telecommuting. See Queensland Government - Health and safety for working from home.

If you are working from home, you are still covered by worker's compensation while performing University work.

Safety Note - COVID-19: Looking after your health and well-being (PDF, 84.2 KB)

Safety Note - COVID-19: keeping safe and well when working from home (PDF, 118.6 KB)

If you use your own phones or internet for work purposes, you may be able to claim a deduction if you:

• Paid for these costs and
• Have records to support your claims.

If you use your phone for internet for both work and private use, you will need to work out the percentage that reasonably relates to your work use.

Further details can be found on the ATO website.

Continuing and fixed-term professional staff can request a change to work hours, days or work pattern through my.UQ. You must discuss your request with your supervisor. Your supervisor will need to consider your request and the impact on the organisational unit's operations.

Many professional staff at UQ must work within a standard spread of hours. If you initiate a change to your work hours or days beyond the spread of hours applicable to your role under The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021, your new arrangement will be considered ordinary time and paid at ordinary rates (penalty rates are not applicable).

Changing your work hours, days or work pattern may impact your leave entitlements. For more information:

• talk to your HR Client Services team
• read the Hours of Work and Flexible Work Arrangements Policies [5.55].

Instructions to complete your request can be found here. Please ensure that if you are working from home due to COVID-19, you have registered the details in MyAurion.

Yes – all injuries that occur during the course of work must be reported through UQSafe Incident. If you are working from home this is deemed a workplace under the Work Health and Safety Act 2001 and there is a requirement that all injuries/illnesses are reported if they are work-related. You should advise your supervisor as soon as practicable.

If you require medical treatment or cannot work, you are entitled to submit a Workers Compensation Claim. Each claim for compensation is assessed on a case by case basis, in accordance with the legislation.