Clauses worth fighting for
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Academic
Workload
Save and strengthen
research fractions
Specific realistic time
allocations in EA
More accessible
workload mechanisms
Professional
Staff
Workload
committee
Fill vacant
positions
Increased
severance pay
Rest breaks in
contact centres
No individual
metrics
Job Security
No forced
redundancy
Minimum redeployment
period of two years
Limit on
“change processes”
Mandated staff
numbers in some areas
No sham
redundancies
Stricter change /
consultation clauses
Same rates and
conditions for any
outsourced work
Reduce
Casualisation
“Early career” positions
must have research
fractions
“Contingent Continuing”
for grant funded staff
Strict definition
of “casual”
Fixed term to ongoing
after 18 months
(like UNE)
Immediate conversion
for long term casuals
Close loopholes in
“casual conversion”
clauses
Casual ratios
Pandemic /
Health And Safety
Min time release
for HSRs
HSR access to
incident reports
Work from
home rights
HSR in every
work group
Pandemic leave
A real pay rise,
not wage stagnation
Enforceable clauses for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander staff numbers
Disputes and
union clauses
Paid union
time
Status quo
for disputes
Casuals
Sick leave
for casuals
...or paid uni
breaks for casuals
Increased loading for casualised
academics (compensate for no
research fraction, no increments,
work only in term)
Pay casuals for all
hours worked
(like Melb Uni)
17% super
for casuals
Entitlements:
paid meetings, inductions,
lecture attendance...