The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a landmark legal case against the state’s wealthiest university over what it says was coercion and punishment of two casual academics who sought to be paid for the extra hours they had worked | adamlcarey nikkprecel
In documents filed in the Federal Court on Wednesday, the ombudsman alleges the academics’ supervisor said words to the effect of, “if you claim outside your contracted hours, don’t expect work next year”.
The ombudsman’s statement of claim says that Renee Tsongas began working in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in 2017 and Andrew Slyfield began there in 2015 on short-term casual contracts as lecturers, tutors, and academic support staff in the sports science field. The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges the staff were threatened because they complained about needing to work more than the anticipated hours in their contracts. It also claims their supervisor prevented them from claiming extra hours.
“We treat allegations of employers taking action to stop or prevent employees from claiming their lawful entitlements very seriously. Adverse action and coercion directly undermine workplace laws and the ability of employees to exercise their lawful rights,” Parker said.
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