DOCUMENT 6

FOI 20/21-0857

Outside Employment Procedure

What is Outside Employment?

Outside Employment occurs where a National Disability Insurance Agency employee engages in paid, unpaid or voluntary work, including directorships and community volunteering outside of normal working hours. For more information refer to the intranet page.

Procedures for approving Outside Employment

Do I need to tell National Disability Insurance Agency about any Outside Employment I intend to undertake?

No, you only need to apply for approval to engage in outside employment where:

the activity may affect your efficiency, effectiveness and/or availability to perform your National Disability Insurance Agency duties – e.g. working a midnight to dawn shift as a taxi driver
the proposed employment could reasonably be regarded by the public or other interested parties as involving a conflict of interest – e.g. you propose working for a community organisation that your work area funds; and/or
the activity relates to confidential, proprietary or particular information to which you access by virtue of your National Disability Insurance Agency employment – e.g. you propose to work for a community organisation in the field that your work area develops policy for.

Can I undertake Outside Employment while on leave?

Yes, you only need to seek approval to engage in outside employment where it will involve one of the situations outlined above.

If my Outside Employment may involve one of the situations outlined above, what is the process for seeking approval to engage in Outside Employment?

Complete the attached application form prior to commencing any outside employment activity.
Submit the completed form to your manager for endorsement.
Your Manager refers the completed form to your EL2 Director for approval.
Once approved, the completed form is forwarded to the HR inbox at HR@ndis.gov.au for action.
If not approved, the EL2 Director advises you of the reason for non-approval and your right of review.

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