VICTORIA UNIVERSITY VOCATIONAL TEACHER ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Application for approval of the Victoria University Vocational Teacher Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Victoria University Vocational Teacher Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Victoria University. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 193 and 193A as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] I note that the Notice of Employee Representational Rights (NERR) was not provided in the correct form. The NERR contained a different title for the Agreement to the one noted above. However, I am satisfied that this constitutes a minor procedural or technical error, that the employees were not likely to have been disadvantaged by the error, and the error may be disregarded pursuant to s.188(5) of the Act.

[4] The Australian Education Union and the National Tertiary Education Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 25 June 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2028.

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