Resignation

If you intend to resign from the University:

• you will need to send written notice of resignation to your manager.
• your notice period is outlined in your Employment Agreement.
• your manager will then forward your resignation on to HR who will acknowledge your resignation in writing.

If you are a member of the following please click on the links for additional information:

• KiwiSaver
• Unisaver
• Government Superannuation Fund (GSF)

If you have any questions, please contact your HR Advisor or email [email protected]

Retirement

If you intend to retire from the University and the paid workforce:

• you will need to send written notice of retirement to your manager.
• the notice period is outlined in your Employment Agreement.
• your manager will forward your retirement letter on to HR who will acknowledge your retirement in writing including any retirement allowance you may be eligible for.

Employees who retire and have completed 10 years or more of continuous service at the University of Waikato (including recognition of previous service) are entitled to a retirement allowance, please refer to your employment agreement to check your entitlement.

If you are a member of the following please click on the links for additional information:

• KiwiSaver
• Unisaver
• Government Superannuation Fund (GSF)

Please contact your HR Advisor or email [email protected] if you wish to discuss your options or have any questions regarding retirement.

Exit Surveys

We offer employees who are resigning, retiring or who are leaving the University after a fixed term agreement greater than 12 months, the opportunity to complete an online exit survey.  In addition, there is an opportunity to have a face-to-face exit interview with an HR Advisor.

The purpose of conducting exit surveys and/or interviews is to:

• Understand the reasons why our employees are leaving
• Offer employees the opportunity to provide additional feedback that cannot be captured in our exit survey
• Gather information about concerns that could be addressed and improvements that could be made at the University.

The information from the exit surveys and interviews is gathered by the Human Resource Management team. It is not anonymous, however, it will be treated as confidential, unless a concern is raised that effects the health and wellbeing of employees.

For additional information, please contact your HR Advisor or email [email protected]