Media Release: NTEU objection to UNSW General Staff Agreement improves staff conditions
Fair Work Australia (FWA) yesterday approved the University of New South Wales (UNSW) General Staff Agreement despite the National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) objection, but sought undertakings from the University that will improve some conditions for General Staff.
“We do not believe that this Agreement is in the best interests of staff, but at least our raising of concerns has seen improvements,” NTEU National Assistant Secretary Matthew McGowan said today.
Key improvements are:
1) Employees working outside of the normal span of hours will be no worse off financially than if they were paid according to the Awards underpinning the Agreement.
2) Casual employees need to be employed for a minimum of three hours (the proposed Agreement removed the Award restriction on the minimum hours of engagement).
“We continue to be concerned about the loss of Award conditions that protect job security for staff, among other things, and we are likely to appeal this decision,” Mr McGowan said.
NTEU will review its options to appeal the FWA decision over the next few days.
For further information and contact:
Matthew McGowan, NTEU National Assistant Secretary, 0417 054 110
Comments
[ 0 ] Why is there no release about the NTEU losing their appeal at UNSW and further wasting money on the appeal at Macquarie.
Like • Dislike •If the appeal were to get up will the NTEU pay me the difference in my wage
I doubt that
[ +6 ] THANK YOU to the above poster for speaking sense
Like • Dislike •[ +1 ] surely if the general staff have assented to a workplace agreement the union no longer has any right to maintain its industrial action on behalf of a minority to the widespread detriment of students. time to release marks before you further sully yourselves NTEU
Like • Dislike •[ +6 ] hurry up i want my marks
Like • Dislike •[ -4 ] There are a fair number of us who voted against and now have to live with an inferior deal. I certainly hope that academic members hold out for and achieve an agreement worth working under. I'm glad that the union took it to Fair Work Australia. While I won't benefit from pay for work outside of the normal span, or minimum casual engagements; these are important benefits for a decent work environment to exist.
Like • Dislike •[ -9 ] The general staff voted for and now have to live with an inferior deal. Enjoy your $1000 pre-tax - a once off bribe. You would have been better off with the ongoing benefits of a higher pay rise. Academic staff will never accept a crappy 4% pa pay rise. No matter what clauses management concedes, academics should vote for nothing less than 5% pa.
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