Welcome to the Office of Human Resources website

Operationally the Office of Human Resources (OHR) is responsible for assisting the organisation to attract and retain high quality staff. The department does this through educating, assisting and supporting the organisation's management team and also through the direct education, support and assistance of all staff in the employee relationship. In addition the OHR provides mandatory reports relating to employment statistics to various external bodies including Government Agencies.
Strategically the OHR works with the Vice Chancellor and Senior Leadership Team to advise on and develop appropriate strategic focus and activity to ensure the continuing growth and success of the University.

In support of the University's Strategic Plan, Human Resources has developed a statement of service commitment to staff. This statement summarises the standards of key services provided by Human Resources, and reflects our commitment to customer service.

Key Services We Provide

Human Resources provides key services, including consultancy and advice to the University in the following areas:

• Employee Relations and Management Advisory Service: conditions of employment, job design, job classification/remuneration, contract development, advice on change management and organisational structures and employee assistance program
• Recruitment: advertising, recording vacancies, selection, induction, and casual employment
• Probation and Promotion for Academic staff: administration and advice on procedures, including servicing of relevant committees
• Employee Benefits, Payroll, Salary Packaging and Superannuation: personnel records, payroll service including salary packaging and superannuation
• Occupational Safety and Health: general occupational safety and health, workers compensation and rehabilitation of injured workers
• Equal Opportunity: advice on equal opportunity and diversity issues including procedures for complaints
• HR Systems: provision of MyHR for leave bookings and delivery of payroll information such as payslips, online reporting using Oracle Application Expresss, organisational charting using OrgPlus and the Alesco HRIS

Our Customer Service Values

• treating all customers with courtesy, respect and fairness
• maintaining the highest ethical standards of honesty
• providing customers with accurate and timely answers to their queries
• ensuring confidentiality of personal information

Employee Assistance Program

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free confidential counselling service for all employees and immediate family members of employees.
PeopleSense is the EAP provider. All counselling staff employed by PeopleSense are fully qualified and registered psychologists and have significant experience in organisational environments and in the provision of EAP counselling. Call PeopleSense on 1300 887 724 or (08) 9388 9000.

Who do I deal with?

If you are an employee with a question about your contract, entitlements or leave or a prospective employee returning your contract, please contact the Employee Services Officer (ESO) covering your area directly. Click here for a list of areas and the ESOs covering them.

If you are a supervisor dealing with a transactional query (leave, allowances, increment, etc.) for a member of your team please contact the Employee Services Officer (ESO) covering your area directly. Click here for a list of areas and the ESOs covering them.

Assistance with interpretations of employment agreements, policies, procedures, issues, change management, initiating recruitment activities can be directed to our Employee Relations Consultants (ERCs). Click here for a list of areas and the ERCs covering them.

Office of Human Resources Process Handbook

As part of the Murdoch 2010 Program, the Office of Human Resources (OHR) implemented a new structure, roles and processes in readiness for the changes that would occur across Faculties, Schools and Corporate Divisions. The new structure is designed to ensure that a large number (but not all) of the HR functions currently undertaken in the Faculties, Schools and Divisions will be handled by the OHR or individually by online systems, e.g. MyHR.
Centralising HR services and providing advisory and expertise through a portfolio service delivery arrangement to the University will provide an effective method for establishing and enforcing standardised HR processes, policies, controls and forms. This will provide significant benefits to University staff as advice is provided through the correct channels, in a timely and accurate manner. Please refer to the following for the Office of Human Resources Process Handbook

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Corporate Health Plans

Murdoch University has negotiated corporate agreements with Medibank Private and HBF. These agreements give Murdoch employees access to increased benefits not usually available to individual members. To find out more follow the links below:

• HBF Murdoch Universtiy Health Plan
• Medibank Private Murdoch University Health Plan