Archive for August, 2008
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NTEU applauds historic deal at University of Ballarat
NTEU will recommend a Union Collective Agreement to its National Executive and to its members at the University of Ballarat that will provide 10.9% pay rise to January 2010, improved rights and pay for casuals, improved superannuation, a commitment to significantly improving employment opportunities...
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Unions & UB announce new Collective Agreement
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE A proposed Union Collective Agreement has been negotiated for University of Ballarat staff. Under the draft Agreement, Academic and General staff will receive salary increases of 10.9% (compound) in four instalments from September 2008 to January 2010. The Agreement also in...
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University employers seeking to slash Award Safety Net
JOINT UNIONS’ MEDIA RELEASE: AMWU, ASU, CPSU, LHMU, NTEU Unions representing staff employed by Australia’s universities have rejected the employers’ attempt to use the award modernisation process to reduce the safety net that underpins enterprise bargaining. The Australian Industrial Relati...
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Reinstatement of Public Good Test for CRCs overdue
The Government today (5 August 2008) released a comprehensive report on the Review of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program, which was conducted by an expert panel lead by Professor Mary O’Kane. The review, which forms part the Government’s Innovation Review, examined changes to...
