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  1. Swinburne Cops $6.5 Million Penalty For Failure to Consult NTEU

    Posted 10 May 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    In March, NTEU launched court action over Senior Management’s unilateral decision to shut Lilydale and move Prahran without consulting last year.

    That prosecution is in the Federal Court of ...

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  2. Don’t believe the hype! True Swinburne surplus over $90 Million!

    Posted 10 May 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Recently the University released its Annual Report showing a $26M surplus for 2012 for the parent entity, Swinburne University. In fact, spreadsheet chicanery hid a massive surplus of over $90 ...

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  3. PDR Secret Score Changes Exposed – Managers Told To Reduce Results!

    Posted 10 May 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    NTEU has previously exposed the secret meetings conducted by Senior Managers to ‘moderate’ or change the results of PDR scores.

    This year they have gone a step further. NTEU has learned ...

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  4. Response to the Swinburne Chancellery Spin in the AFR

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Last week the Principal Adviser to the Vice Chancellor, Andrew Dempster, wrote an Opinion Piece for the Australian Financial Review. In that piece he made reference to the NTEU and a number of ...

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    Senior Management's actions & communications continue the well-established pattern of Form over Substance
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  5. Professional Development - $1000 plus Car Park Allowance

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Members have rightfully expressed disappointment over the unilateral cuts to Professional Development funding by Senior Management in March. These retrospective cuts stopped planned development and ...

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  6. EB Update – Snails Move Faster

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Despite ongoing calls by NTEU for expeditious and intensive negotiations, management has continued the 2 hours per fortnight approach. Recently NTEU was issued with a schedule of fortnightly meetings ...

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  7. Teaching & Learning Petition and SPL Abolition Consultation

    Posted 16 April 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    The email below was sent to academic staff at Swinburne and is reproduced here to aid consultation. The petition is at the bottom of this page.

     

    We write to you about a significant proposed ...

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    Proposal to Abolish SPL

    Published: 16 Apr, 2013

  8. FBE Restructure Dispute as Workload Model to be Determined by FWC

    Posted 25 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    This morning NTEU notified a dispute over the failure of Senior Management to consult with your union before deciding on and now implementing the Group Restructure in FBE.

    Whilst we recognise a new ...

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  9. Court Action! Prahran & Lilydale Shuts - NTEU Launches Prosecution Over Failure to Consult

    Posted 24 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    NTEU has commenced proceedings against Swinburne University in the Federal Court of Australia following its decision last July to shut its Lilydale and Prahran campuses. Senior Management of ...

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  10. More Changes Planned Without Consultation

    Posted 24 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    NTEU has learned of secret plans to restructure large parts of the University following the Ernst & Young report of late 2012. Detail is scant but clearly members should be provided a copy of the ...

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