Management upped its offer and the union agreed

The wage increase through to 2025 will be 14.1 per cent, up two per cent on management’s previous offer and close to the market-setting UWS agreement (CMM July 26). The balance of the first rise, not already paid under an administrative arrangement, will go to staff on their approving the agreement – nice touch, given Fair Work Commission ratification, which is required for an agreement, can take months.

There are also 19 more continuing positions for current academic sessional staff who want to convert, bringing the total to 118 over three years.

“We have worked very constructively over the last couple of weeks to come up with a package that provides relief for immediate cost of living pressures, balanced with long-term stability,” David Nielsen, president of the QUT branch of the National Tertiary Education Union says.