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Everything you need in your hourly role, including how to complete your timesheet and deadlines for submission.
Hourly Paid - Overview
The Hourly Paid Project is a university-wide initiative to create a more consistent, transparent, and compliant approach to engaging hourly paid staff. It aims to improve the experience for both employees and hiring units by introducing standardised roles, clear processes, and fair terms and conditions.
These sections contain a summary of the Administering Hourly Paid Appointments Policy but, in all cases, the Policy in the Governance Library remains the ultimate source of information this can be view by following the link above.
Hourly Paid Areas
Hourly Paid Project Overview
UCD’s Hourly Paid Project is a university-wide initiative aimed at improving how we engage hourly paid staff, including those in teaching-related and administrative roles. The project was launched following internal reviews that highlighted the need for more consistent, transparent, and compliant processes.
The goal is to create a better working environment by introducing clear policies, standardised roles, fair pay structures, and proper contractual arrangements. This will ensure staff are treated fairly, in line with employment legislation, while also reducing risk for the University.
The project will bring long-term benefits, including better governance, improved services, streamlined processes, and tools to support schools and units in hiring hourly paid staff effectively.
About the Hourly Paid Project
- The Hourly Paid Policy was approved by UMT in March 2025 and is now published, click here to view.
- The Administration workstream is now live, with contracts and new pay rates fully rolled out
- Student-Based Roles and Invigilation roles are transitioning to Unijobs
- Revised Tutor and Demonstrator contracts are on track for rollout by September 2025.
- Issue Occasional Lecturers contracts for January 2026.
Staff in a variety of roles are contributing to the the Hourly Paid programme by providing expertise, advice and other inputs to the programme.
Hourly Paid Project Team
Aoife MacGabhann; Valerie O’Neill; Mary O’Connor; Paul O’Sullivan; Carol Healy; Elaine Bourke; Nadia Tarpey; Paula McBride; Helen Coll; Lee O’Farrell, Joanna Glynn, Manthan Patel
Advisor Group Members
Aoife MacGabhann, Elaine Hassett; Rory Carey, Elaine Bourke; Fiona Byrne; Gavan Stanley; Mary O’Connor.
Steering Group Members
Aoife MacGabhann, Tristan Aitken; Cecily Kelleher; Elaine Hassett; Rory Carey; Felicity McGovern; Sarah O'Flaherty; Karen O'Shea; Niamh Moore-Cherry; Helen Doyle
Teaching Workstream Working Group Members
Joanna Glynn, Colin Scott, Rory Carey, Michael McGinley, Sarah O’Flaherty, Joanna Glynn, Cecily Kelleher, Niamh Moore - Cherry, Helen Doyle, Lorraine Bailey