In summary

• Swinburne’s partial work ban notice does not mean any staff have been stood down without pay.
• We disagree with and very much regret the use of students’ results, part of their future careers, as a tactic by NTEU and we seek a fair and reasonable outcome for this process.
• The University’s bargaining team will meet with the unions again shortly to seek to resolve a new enterprise agreement and bring this matter to a close.

The National Tertiary Education Union’s claims about Vocational Education and Training (VET) staff being stood down are completely false.

Swinburne’s partial work ban notice does not mean any staff have been stood down without pay.

The protected industrial action taking place amongst VET employees over the past 12 months has included the refusal to record student engagement and attendance, bans on recording student results, bans on attending meetings and bans on responding to email, telephone and in-person enquiries. These actions disrupt the student experience and increase pressure on other staff who are performing all their usual duties.

The notice issued by Swinburne means that any staff who engage in any of the bans will not be entitled to any payments for that day. This in no way constitutes any employees being stood down from their positions, in fact we welcome our staff to perform all their normal duties.

Swinburne recognise and respect a union member’s right to engage in protected industrial action. Swinburne is exercising its...

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