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• Salary Loading PolicyQUT recognises that in exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to pay a salary loading to attract and/or retain the best talent for the University.
• Security on Campus PolicyThis policy outlines the University’s controls to provide a safe physical environment and protect its resources.
• Selection and Appointment PolicyThis policy describes the selection and appointment process to attract quality applicants and to ensure appropriate appointments.
• Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault PolicyThe University is committed to ensuring a fair, safe and respectful working and learning environment and to preventing and addressing all forms of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
• Site PolicyThis policy details the management of the University’s campuses and distributed sites.
• Smoke-free Premises PolicyQUT is committed to providing a safe, supportive and healthy environment for all staff, students and the broader university community. QUT is a smoke-free premises.
• Social Media PolicyRelates to social media accounts which promote QUT and details definitions and how social media networks must be approved and managed.
• Space Management Policy This policy outlines the management and utilisation of all space resources within QUT owned or controlled buildings, whether on a campus or distributed site.
• Staff Development PolicyQUT is committed to the development of an organisational culture that fosters and rewards high quality scholarship and builds a sense of community.
• Staff Gifts and Benefits PolicyThe purpose of this policy is to outline the ethical principles that govern the giving and receiving of a gift or benefit by a QUT staff member and clarify the various roles and responsibilities for approving and administering a gift or benefit.
• Student Academic Concessions PolicyThis policy provides a range of supports for specific circumstances and a range of academic concessions in acknowledgement that special circumstances may affect a student’s ability to complete an assessment task or may affect their performance in an assessment task.
• Student Critical Incident Management PolicyThe purpose of this policy is to articulate QUT’s approach in responding to student critical incidents, and to ensure the management of incidents: minimises any threat to the health and safety of an individual or the public; is reported to relevant officers within QUT, sponsors, and government agencies; is communicated to the family where appropriate; and provides trauma informed support to assist affected students.
• Student Mobility Program PolicyQUT embraces internationalisation and students are encouraged to study at an overseas institution for one or two teaching periods of their course through reciprocal exchange.
• Student Ombudsman Office PolicyThe Student Ombudsman Office ensures students receive fair and equitable treatment by providing a confidential, independent and impartial resource for the resolution of formal and informal student grievances and complaints relating to administrative and academic decisions.
• Student Representation PolicyQUT students are involved in the governance of QUT through formal and informal representation arrangements as required by the QUT Act and other legislation.
• Student Representation ProtocolThe protocol summarises how students can partner with QUT in decision making processes which guide them.
  
• Student Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes PolicyScholarships, bursaries and prizes to domestic and international students that recognise and encourage high academic achievement and provide support in cases of financial hardship.
• Student User Charging PolicyThe University may charge a fee for goods and services that are incidental to a student's course of study, subject to specific criteria.
• Study Assistance Scheme for Professional and Academic Staff PolicyThe QUT Study Assistance Scheme is designed to encourage personal and professional development of staff and to benefit the University as a whole.
• Suitability for Professional Experience PolicyQUT is committed in supporting students to become safe and successful practitioners in the workplace through undertaking professional experience activities.
• Suitability to Study PolicyQUT is committed in supporting student wellbeing and recognises that there may be times when a student’s behaviour may give rise to concerns about their fitness or suitability to engage with studies.
• Superannuation PolicyQUT provides superannuation coverage for staff through UniSuper - legislative requirements and conditions of the scheme are set out in this policy.
• Support for Students PolicyThis policy sets out the framework of services by which QUT supports its students to progress and successfully complete their studies. It also details the processes by which the University identifies and assists students at risk of academic failure.
• Sustainability PolicyQUT is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and contributing to meeting the challenges that will lead to a more sustainable world and this policy expresses the principles and practices to provide a framework.