The figure was released in the third edition of the Public Universities Wage Theft Report, compiled by the NTEU.
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The NTEU has estimated that the accrued underpayment could total over $10 million, with some individuals being underpaid more than $45,000.
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has demanded “major changes to university governance” after the Swinburne University of Technology conceded to $2.85 million in wage theft between 2017 and December 2023, impacting around 1,800 staff.
A new payment system adopted by Griffith University failed to pay many casual workers on March 7 leading to a dispute with the NTEU.
A casual academic working at the University of Melbourne has received a public apology in Federal Court and compensation after the university admitted she was unfairly refused work after asking for increased hours.
The NTEU’s history can provide us with a guide for future industrial action.
The protest follows mounting rebukes of managements’ treatment of casual staff, including investigations into wage theft across 21 universities.
In an administrative oversight, at least one staff member was sent the email despite having already been offered a conversion.
The University of New South Wales is reviewing casual underpayments following pressure from the NTEU.
90% of participants performed unpaid work at the University of Sydney during Semester 2.