Common use of Offshore Work Clause in Contracts

Offshore Work. 12.1 For the purposes of this clause Offshore Work will mean work performed outside of Australia requiring an Employee to undertake duties within the scope of their normal roles. 12.2 An Employee may be directed to work offshore where Offshore Work is a genuine requirement of the position. 12.3 Where an Employee is not required to perform Offshore Work as a specific condition of employment, the University may request that the Employee perform Offshore Work for a specified period or task. An Employee may reasonably refuse such a request. Grounds for reasonable refusal include but are not limited to family responsibilities, prior personal or professional commitments, and education commitments. 12.4 Employees directed to perform Offshore Work will be reimbursed for actual reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with University policy. 12.5 Except in the case of an emergency, 2 weeks’ notice will be given to an Employee prior to any period of Offshore Work. 12.6 This clause does not apply to the following: (a) requests by an Employee to perform Offshore Work for a specified period or task. Such tasks will include but are not limited to attendance at conferences, seminars and workshops, consultancy, field trips for the purpose of research and scholarship and representing the discipline at international scholarly committees or associations; and (b) absences related to professional development: (c) sabbatical; and (d) teaching off-load.

Offshore Work. 12.1 14.1 For the purposes of this clause Offshore Work will mean work performed outside of Australia requiring an Employee to undertake duties within the scope of their normal rolesrole. 12.2 14.2 An Employee may be directed to work offshore where Offshore Work is a genuine requirement of the position. 12.3 14.3 Where an Employee is not required to perform Offshore Work as a specific condition of employment, the University may request that the Employee perform Offshore Work for a specified period or task. An Employee may reasonably refuse such a request. Grounds for reasonable refusal include but are not limited to family responsibilities, prior personal or professional commitments, and education commitments. 12.4 14.4 Employees directed to perform Offshore Work will be reimbursed for actual reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with University policy. 12.5 14.5 Except in the case of an emergency, 2 weeks’ notice will be given to an Employee prior to any period of Offshore Work. 12.6 14.6 This clause does not apply to the following: (a) requests by an Employee to perform Offshore Work for a specified period or task. Such tasks will include but are not limited to attendance at conferences, seminars and workshops, consultancy, field trips for the purpose of research and scholarship and representing the discipline at international scholarly committees or associations; and (b) absences related to professional development: (c) sabbatical; and (d) teaching off-load.