Category: National Tertiary Education Union

Education Union Press for Gender Affirmation Leave at Tasmanian University

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University of Tasmania (UTAS) are “locked in a battle” after UTAS declined to comply with the union’s request to provide up to 30 days’ leave for transgender staff. The university currently offers 10 days of special leave for their staff irrespective of their gender, however, the NTEU…


Gender Law Does More Harm Than Good

Commentary On Nov. 21, 2021, James Button, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, described and evaluated a most interesting debate on gender, sex, and power. It concerned an occurrence at the University of Melbourne where colleagues of an associate professor of philosophy vilified her for opposing the consequences of the implementation of Victoria’s amendments to…


One of Australia’s Most Prestigious Universities is Alleged to Have taken $17 Million in Wage Payments

One of Australia’s most prestigious universities, RMIT University in Melbourne, has been accused of significant and systemic wage theft by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The union alleged hundreds of casual academic staff were affected over several years. In a media release on Sept. 20, the NTEO said according to its calculations, RMIT allegedly underpaid hundreds…


One of Australia’s Most Prestigious Universities is Alleged to Have Withheld $17 Million in Wage Payments

One of Australia’s most prestigious universities, RMIT University in Melbourne, has been accused of significant and systemic wage theft by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The union alleged hundreds of casual academic staff were affected over several years. In a media release on Sept. 20, the NTEO said according to its calculations, RMIT allegedly underpaid hundreds…