The University of Melbourne has admitted to multiple breaches of the Fair Work Act and been ordered by a federal judge to pay $75,000 after threatening to punish two casual academics for working outside their contracted hours.
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Staff rallied on Open Day to build support for industrial action against unfair pay, overwork, and casualisation.
The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges that UniMelb’s benchmark payment system breaches the Fair Work Act and the Enterprise Agreement between the University and the NTEU.
The University of Melbourne allegedly attempted to coerce two casual academics to prevent them from being paid in full.
Carrie Wen exposes the ongoing exploitation that international students deal with across Australia.
The Ombudsman has recovered wages for over 100 employees of businesses that were breaching the law
