Media release – UTAS, 1 July 2022
4.6 percent pay rise for University of Tasmania staff
The University of Tasmania will increase pay by 4.6 percent from the first full pay period in July.
The uplift is consistent with the 4.6 percent increase to Modern Awards handed down recently by the Fair Work Commission.
All staff covered by the University’s Staff Agreement will receive the pay raise.
Recognising the disproportionate impact of rising costs of living, fixed-term and ongoing staff earning under $80,000 a year will receive an additional $1000 to help cover those pressures created by this spike in inflation.
Part of how we are able to do this is by exercising executive wage restraint. Those staff employed through a senior management contract will receive a lower pay rise of 3.8 percent.
“We are committed to paying people fairly and part of doing that is recognising that we are in an inflationary environment,” Vice-Chancellor Professor Rufus Black said.
“Cost of living pressures are here now. While negotiations with unions and staff representatives on a new staff agreement continue, we want to pay people as we intend to, and we want to do that now.
“Our staff have experienced a challenging two years due to the impacts of COVID-19 and agreed to sacrifice a planned 2 percent pay increase in June 2020, as well as deferred pay increases associated with promotion and incremental progression. That helped save jobs and allowed the University to pay a 2 percent bonus in December 2021.”
“Through the ongoing work to deliver a new staff agreement, the University wants to deliver fair pay over the life of the agreement, increase job security and ensure leave and support for its people at critical moments in their life. This includes gender affirmation leave and a new category of medical leave for people facing intensive medical care such as cancer treatment.”
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Media release – UTAS, 3 July 2022
Students flock to University of Tasmania city campus for the Hobart School Leaver Expo
Hundreds of Tasmanian grade 11 and 12 students turned out today for the Hobart School Leaver Expo held in the University of Tasmania’s newest facility in the heart of the CBD.
The Hobart event, held in the Podium building in Melville Street, followed Expos held at West Park in Burnie on Thursday and the new Library at Inveresk in Launceston on Saturday.
All up, more than 1000 people attended the three Expos, which are timed to coincide with the opening of the Schools Recommendation Program allowing students to apply to the University based on their teachers’ recommendations.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Mitch Parsell said the new, state-of-the-art teaching space in the city was buzzing with young Tasmanians considering the next stage of their education.
“Education opens doors to new futures,” Professor Parsell said.
“It’s an exciting time for grade 11 and 12 students as they weigh up so many possibilities. These Expos are designed to give them a chance to talk to current students and staff and learn all about what they can study and what it’s like to study at the University of Tasmania.”
This is the second year the University of Tasmania has run School Leaver Expos specifically designed to support Tasmanian high school students in grades 10, 11 and 12.
The University will also be running Open Days in the Burnie, Launceston and Hobart in September, which provide school leavers, potential mature aged students, the community and industry and chance to explore everything on offer.
