Employing an ongoing employee

  • Employee details
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  • Terms and conditions
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When to use this form

This document should be used when you will be employed against an established position on an ongoing basis under  the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (the MOP(S) Act). Your employment may be full-time or part-time. If there are any changes to the ongoing employment, such as a change to the number of days worked part-time, use a Variation to an Existing Employment Agreement form.

Employment agreements are to be completed prior to, or on the date of, commencement. Where this is not possible, documentation is to be completed at the earliest opportunity.

Should your circumstances change and you are no longer able to complete the hours of work as indicated in this agreement  please contact your Employer/Authorised Officer so that they can advise MaPS at MOPSPay&Conditions@finance.gov.au.

Additional forms

You must complete and attach additional forms if:

  • this is your first employment agreement under the MOP(S) Act  
  • it has been more than 12 months since you were last employed under the MOP(S) Act
  • any of your personal details have changed since your last period of employment (such as your personal particulars, Tax File Number or superannuation arrangements)
  • this period of MOP(S) Act employment is with a different parliamentarian from your last employment.

You can specify the circumstances of your employment and the tool will generate the additional forms you are required to complete.

You must separately email these additional forms to MOPSPay&Conditions@finance.gov.au

If you do not complete the additional forms this can delay the processing of your contract and your pay.

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An email will be sent to the employee for their records
An email will be sent to this email address to ensure details are correct and to authorise the contract.

Employment agreements are to be completed prior to, or on the date of, commencement. Where this is not possible, documentation is to be completed at the earliest opportunity.

Indicate any full working days which will be using the Electorate Support Budget
Other working pattern
(Advise of other periods of work to use the Electorate Support Budget, for example half days)
 

During your employment, the amount of ESA you are allocated by your Employer may change, included where there is an office re-allocation trigger under clause 33.7 of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2020-23.

You must email a completed National Police History Check application to MOPSPay&Conditions@finance.gov.au.

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Pursuant to clause 62.6 I understand the effect of retaining a severance benefit on my entitlements.
I understand that I will be required to repay a portion of my severance benefit if I am re-employed during my severance pay period.