The University, NTEU and CPSU have agreed and finalised a new Enterprise Agreement for academic, professional, security and grounds staff, which has now been put to a formal vote for all eligible staff to approve.
The ballot commenced at 9.00am on Tuesday 6 June 2023 and concluded at 5.00pm on Tuesday 13 June 2023.
The ballot was conducted through the confidential online electronic voting system used for UniSA Council elections and other University committees. Staff who were on leave for the duration of the ballot period were sent a letter to their home address outlining the ballot process and inviting them to access their email, to find out about the new Enterprise Agreement and to cast their vote.
The outcome of the ballot was communicated on 14 June 2026.
If staff have any questions, please refer to the details contained on this website or email the University’s enterprise bargaining team at EmployeeRelations@unisa.edu.au.
The Univeristy of South Australia Academic Workload Guidelines 2023 are currently under development and will be made available to staff once agreed with the NTEU.
The new (2023) Enterprise Agreement and Guide to the new agreement can be accessed here.
The process to make an Enterprise Agreement including a step-by-step guide can be found on the Fair Work Commission website.
Modern awards apply to staff if they are not covered by Enterprise Agreements. The modern awards that otherwise would apply to academic, professional, security and grounds staff if not for the University’s Enterprise Agreement can be found on the Fair Work Commission website.
The National Employment Standards (NES) are 11 minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees. The NES make up the minimum entitlements for employees in Australia. An award, employment contract, enterprise agreement or other registered agreement cannot provide for conditions that are less than the NES and they cannot exclude the NES.
The 11 minimum entitlements of the NES are:
The National Employment Standards can be found in Part 2-2 of the Fair Work Act 2009, a copy of which is accessible from the Federal Register of Legislation website.