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Monash underpays $7.6m as ‘expert council’ on uni governance members announced
The members who will sit on the council overseeing university governance and advising government on "universities being good employers" have…
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Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the…
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Monash University owes casual academics up to $9m
Monash University is facing fresh wage theft claims from casual academics, which could force the tertiary institution to pay back millions of…
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Total wage theft expected to exceed $400m: union
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has called for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into wage theft in universities after revealing…
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JCU finds more underpaid staff
James Cook University (JCU) has launched a review into its payroll system amid concerns thousands of staff have been underpaid. …
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UniMelb fined $75,000 for breach; FedUni cuts 200 jobs
The University of Melbourne has admitted it breached fair work legislation and has been fined almost $75,000 in the Federal…
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“If you’re not sure, pay more”: ACU response to underpaying staff
A major national university with a campus in Brisbane has admitted to underpaying 1100 casual academic staff to the tune…
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Southern Cross Uni to repay casuals after finding payroll ‘anomalies’
Hundreds of staff from Southern Cross University will be reimbursed after an independent review uncovered "anomalies in payments, salaries and…
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UniMelb, USyd, RMIT underpaid staff more than $67m
Australian universities have underpaid their staff by at least $107.8 million since 2020, according to a new report. The ‘NTEU…
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University of Melbourne faces legal action over casual’s pay
The University of Melbourne will face legal action over allegations of underpaying casual staff and keeping false or misleading records.…
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Claim lodged at Deakin as NTEU says wage theft is ‘endemic’ across sector
Eleven universities across the country have been flagged and are being investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman for potential wage…
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RMIT settles in ‘payment dispute’, set to pay casual staff back $10 million in underpayments
Another horror week for the university sector ends with RMIT admitting underpaying thousands of casual staff members and agreeing to…
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Monash again accused of wage theft by staff
Monash university is again at the centre of a wage theft scandal as it admits to underpaying professional staff this…
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USyd accused of wage theft by casual staff
Wage theft accusations are following the University of Sydney again this week, as 80 casual staff allege that they have…
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Monash admits to massive wage theft
Monash has become the latest university to own up to wage theft, announcing that they owe casual academics millions in…
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Surprise win for casuals rallying at University of Melbourne VC’s mansion today, called a ‘gross invasion’ of privacy
** Updated 6.40pm ** Staff, students and community representatives converged on the University of Melbourne’s vice-chancellor’s home today to demand…
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Report finds USyd owes casuals 753 hours of unpaid work
A joint report prepared by casual lecturers at the University of Sydney has concluded that some university courses are only…
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NTEU to take ‘wage theft’ case to the federal court
Another wage scandal has rocked the higher education sector, with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) beginning proceedings against private…
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Almost a quarter of universities ‘engulfed’ in wage theft, says NTEU
The number of Australian universities who have allegedly committed wage theft is mounting, with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)…
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‘Diabolical’ and ‘systemic’: Australia’s top-ranked university caught up in wage scandal
Australia’s top-ranked university is repaying more than 1,500 academics in an underpayment scandal involving four faculties. The National Tertiary Education…
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New report reveals the exploitation of international students in Australia
A new report has found that more than three in four international students in Australia are being paid less than…
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A quarter of international students earn $12 an hour or less: survey
Many international students are being massively rorted by employers, a landmark survey has found. Researchers from UNSW and UTS canvassed 4,300 temporary…
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