MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
                      P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara Uganda. Tel: +256 4856 60208; Fax: +256 4854 20782 
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
                HUMAN RESOURCE MANUAL 
                                       
          
          
          
          
          
                                  2018 
        
       PREAMBLE 
        
       Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) was established on October 
       28, 1989 by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Statue 1989. Currently 
       the University is governed under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 
       (UOTIA), 2001 (as amended). The UOTIA empowers University Councils to make 
       regulations governing the terms and conditions of employment of university staff. This 
       Manual contains human resource policies and procedures that spell out the terms and 
       conditions of service for the University staff. The manual has five chapters, namely; 
       Recruitment  Policy,  Terms  and  Conditions  of  Service,  Staff  Disciplinary  Code  of 
       Conduct, Promotions Policy and Staff Training and Development Policy. The terms 
       and conditions set out in this Manual are also subject to the provisions of the following 
       Acts:  
        
       1. Employment Act, 2006.  
        
       2. Labour disputes Act of Uganda, 2006.  
        
       3. Workers Compensation Act of Uganda, 2000.  
        
       4. The Anti-Corruption Act of Uganda, 2009.  
        
       5. The Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Uganda, 2007.  
        
       6. The Leadership Code Act of Uganda, 2002.  
        
        
       MUST Vision, Mission and Shared Values  
        
       a)  Vision  
         
       To be a Centre for academic and professional excellence in science and technology.  
        
       b) Mission 
          
       To provide quality and relevant education at national and international levels with 
       particular  emphasis  on  science  and  technology  and  its  application  to  community 
       development.  
        
       c)  Core Values  
           
       Our conduct and performance is underpinned by the following core values:  
        
        
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                   PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 
                    
                   1. TITLE 
                    
                   This manual shall be known as the Mbarara University of Science and Technology 
                   (MUST) Human Resource Manual, 2018. 
                    
                   2. DEFINITION OF TERMS USED 
                    
                   For purposes of this manual, unless the context otherwise requires, the following 
                   words, phrases or terms will have the meaning shown against them:- 
                    
                       a)  Abscondment – means a situation where a member of staff does not report for 
                            duty for thirty consecutive days without good cause. 
                        
                       b)  Academic  staff  –  in  accordance  with  the  Universities  and  Other  Tertiary 
                            Institutions Act, 2001, means:- 
                        
                            (i)     Deans of Faculties or schools; 
                             
                            (ii)    Directors of Institute, college or other academic body; 
                             
                            (iii)   Professors,  Associate  Professors,  Senior  Lecturers,  Lecturers,  and 
                                    Assistant Lecturers appointed for teaching and research; 
                             
                            (iv)    University  Librarian  and  other  library  staff  designated  as  academic 
                                    members of staff; 
                             
                            (v)     Such other persons as the University Council may designate academic 
                                    staff. 
                             
                       c)  Accelerated promotion - means a situation where a serving member of staff 
                            will be promoted to a post more than one step up the promotion ladder. It may 
                            also occur when a serving officer has been promoted to the next higher rank in 
                            the promotion ladder without having served for three years in the lower post or 
                            grade. 
                             
                       d)  Administrative staff – in accordance with the Universities and Other Tertiary 
                            Institutions Act, 2001, means persons employed by the University, other than 
                            academic staff, holding administrative, professional or technical senior posts in 
                            salary scales M1 – M8 established by the University Council for the efficient 
                            management and running of the University. 
                        
                       e)  Appointment  -  means  conferment  upon  a  person  of  an  office  or  post  of 
                            emolument in the service of the University. 
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