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Best Uni Ranking – Rank Swinburne’s Employment Record!
We don’t usually go in for this kind of guff, particularly when this website only lists the top 10 universities as ranked by staff (and not the bottom group.) Since the VCs right hand chap, ...
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My Mea Culpa
Last Friday the Vice Chancellor launched an attack on me in an email to all staff and possibly many others. She identified that I had not told the truth when I said the University did not have prior ...
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Christmas Pay Cycle
Members may not be aware that the new pay dates have been published by Swinburne Payroll for the next year. NTEU became aware that the scheduled pay date at Christmas was 26th December (Boxing Day) ...
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2020 Restructure Proposal – Time for Faculty Statutes
NTEU representatives met with representatives of Senior Management last week to discuss the major structural change announced by the Vice Chancellor in early May. NTEU will submit a short response ...
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Long Service Leave is an Entitlement, Not a Curse
NTEU has received concerning reports that some Academic staff are being forced to work additional hours to earn the right to take Long Service Leave. Members in one Faculty report that staff are ...
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Latest Classification Dispute Nears Settlement
In March, NTEU notified a major dispute over a range of failures of the classification process.
That dispute is in two areas. At this stage, HR has not discussed the elements of the dispute which ...
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Oops – Correction On Last Advice. It is all about Wages!
(Sarcasm Alert)
We must apologise for the mistaken advice to members last week that our Union Collective Agreement was not about wages and all about quality education.
Members have drawn to our ...
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Car Parking Fees Jump Ahead of Lilydale Closure and Prahran Move
Whilst there is no word on fee increases at Wilson, the other Hawthorn car park above the Woolworths mall has announced big increases in fees just ahead of the Lilydale closure. Hourly rates jumps by ...
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Swinburne Smoke & Mirrors
Whilst NTEU welcomed the announcement of a Smoke Free Swinburne last week, we were disappointed we didn’t receive any communication from Senior Management about the decision. It didn’t ...
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The Truth About Negotiations at Swinburne
We have tried to deal with most of the issues raised by the VC in her email on 24th May below. We expose lies, explain the truth and pose serious questions. Members are encouraged to share these ...
Swinburne NTEU EBA Update, 27 May 2013


