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Academic overtime claim dismissed: Fair Work Commission rules on Workload limits
24 July 2024 | The Fair Work Commission denied compensation to three Flinders University academics who claimed to have worked beyond their 1725-hour annual limit due to insufficient evidence and lack of provision for extra pay.
read moreChanges to the Fair Work Act effective 1 July 2024
11 July 2024 | The Fair Work Commission has added the delegates' rights term to all modern awards, effective 1 July 2024. Members must include this term in new agreements or the FWC will enforce it.
read moreFixed Term Contract Update: Regulation Extended to 1 Jan 2025
25 June 2024 | An additional six-month extension to 1/1/25 has been confirmed for fixed-term contract limitations in the Fair Work Act 2009 for higher education employees.
read moreReconsider re-advertising "redundant" roles
4 June 2024 | The Fair Work Commission has warned employers against re-advertising "redundant" roles, following their recent decision to grant an extension to an unfairly dismissed employee.
read moreUniversity Conduct Management and Response Taskforce Formed
27 May 2024 | AHEIA has launched the University Conduct Management and Response Taskforce to address staff and student conduct issues in Australian universities.
read moreFormer employees may be entitled to EA pay increases
8 April 2024 | The High Court of Australia denied an appeal, confirming that two applicants were entitled to pay increases under new enterprise agreements despite resigning before the agreements were approved.
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