Staff benefits

Our staff may be eligible to study for free under the Nil Fees Scheme.

To qualify, you must:

• Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• Be a permanent staff member working at least 0.6 FTE (or equivalent)
• Have manager approval for work-related study

Your study must be part of a Ministry-funded programme (not a short course) and excludes:

• Professional Postgraduate Programmes from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (Research Postgraduate Programmes are included under the Nil Fees Scheme)
• All AUT Online programmes
• PhD extensions (requires approval to be funded by your department or school)

_{Please note: Programmes excluded from the Nil Fees Scheme are subject to change. We recommend checking with your manager when considering study at AUT. Any costs beyond tuition must be covered by the staff member (either personally or through professional development funds).}

Professional development at AUT

We support professional development as a shared commitment between AUT and our people, built on mutual benefit and direct relevance to your role. Permanent staff receive dedicated time and funding to maintain and grow their skills. For academic staff, this includes development as educators and researchers. For all staff, it covers training related to your role, including opportunities such as academic study and conference attendance in your professional field. Fixed-term staff may also access appropriate development opportunities, depending on the length of their appointment and the requirements of their role.

Flexible working arrangements

These options are ‘Four for five’ (work for 4 years, followed by a year’s leave) and ‘Two for two-and-a-half’ (work for 2 years, followed by 6 months’ leave).

You can use AUT’s three gyms and fitness centres for free if you’re a permanent member of staff. This includes group fitness classes.

AUT gyms, sport and fitness

All AUT staff can use our employee assistance programme. Staff who have personal issues affecting their work or home life can get counselling sessions through the programme.

AUT staff enjoy lots of other benefits:

• Banking packages
• Low premiums on different types of insurance
• Discounted medical insurance with Southern Cross
• Free Microsoft Office 365 for home use
• Discounts from external organisations on other goods and services

Use of AUT's facilities and services

You can also use other AUT facilities and services. Some of these are:

• Childcare centre (North Campus): Akoranga Childcare Centre
• Library
• Social clubs and staff network groups
• Shuttle bus between City and South campuses (a subsidised service you can use as a ‘park and ride’ option)

If you’ve chosen to make KiwiSaver contributions from your pay, AUT will match contributions to 3.5%.

And if you’re over 65 and have been in KiwiSaver for more than 5 years, we will continue to pay the employer contribution percentage.

KiwiSaver website