NTEU NSW Survey

1Start

2Employment

3Issues

4Job security

5Hours & pay

6Sector

7Guide

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Before we begin

This survey is being conducted by the NSW Division of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).

In 2025, employment agreements in NSW Universities will start to come up for renegotiation. The process is called Enterprise Bargaining.

Union reps consult with university staff about key workplace issues that need to be addressed. Based on that feedback, members at each campus develop a set of proposals to improve working conditions called a ‘log-of-claims’.

Once the log is agreed by members, it’s submitted to local university managers and negotiations begin between NTEU and management reps begin. Union members will campaign throughout the negotiations to show support for the claims and to convince management to accept them.

Your responses to this survey are an important way to give weight to priority claims. The survey should only take 10 mins, so jump in now to make sure your input is included.

At which university are you currently employed?(Required)

WSU Division/School/Office(Required)

WSU work area

Please add your local work area or team within the Division, School, Office etc.

UON Division/College/Office(Required)

Department, school, office etc(Required)

Please add your local work area, department, school, office or team within the Division, College or primary work area.

UTS Faculty / School / Unit(Required)

UTS local work area(Required)

Please add your local work area or team within the School, Unit etc.

MQ Faculty / School / Unit(Required)

MQ local work area(Required)

Please add your local work area or team within the School, Unit etc.

CSU Faculty / Division / School / Unit(Required)

CSU Campus(Required)

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Work area

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Secondary work area

Do you have continuing employment or are you on a fixed-term or casual contract?(Required)

Continuing

Fixed-term

Casual

Are you an Academic or Professional staff member?(Required)

Academic staff

Professional staff

Academic employment level?(Required)

HEW employment level?(Required)

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Employment level

Thinking about your employment at UTS, how important are the following to you?

Improved job security(Required)

Very important

Moderately important

Not important

Better workloads protections(Required)

Very important

Moderately important

Not important

A fair pay rise(Required)

Very important

Moderately important

Not important

More inclusive workplaces(Required)

Very important

Moderately important

Not important

Thinking about impressions and experiences of senior management at UTS

How would you rate the senior managers running UTS?(Required)

Exceptional

Very Good

Competent

Poor

Very Poor

Job security at UTS

Thinking about your employment at UTS, would your prefer a more secure job?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

Is the work likely to be required beyond the date your contract expires?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

How many years have you been performing the same or similar work?(Required)

5 or more

Has your work unit been restructured in the past 3 years?(Required)

Yes, once

Yes, more than once

Were you concerned you might lose your job as a result?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

Do you think the new structure was better, worse or about the same?(Required)

Better

Worse

About the same

Hours and pay at UTS

How many years have you been performing the same or similar work?(Required)

0-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5 or more

Has your workload increased over the past three years?(Required)

Better

Worse

About the same

Do you regularly work more hours per week than you are paid for?(Required)

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8+

Do you regularly skip breaks to get work done?(Required)

Always

Often

Sometimes

Never

Do you think your job gives you a healthy work/life balance?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

Have cost of living increases over the past three years caused you economic hardship?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

An Enterprise Agreement sets your working conditions for a period of 3 to 4 years and is made with consideration to the state of the institution and the broader sector.

So, thinking about the Australian university sector and the fortunes of UTS over the next 3-4 years, how important do you think the following issues will be?

University Governance(Required)

Recently, the issue of University Governance has come to prominence, through the Universities Accord process, media editorials and public campaigning. Select 3 aspects of governance that you consider are deserving of greater scrutiny.

Vice-Chancellor & Executive remuneration

Composition & independence of University Councils

Transparency in annual reporting

Legislation establishing & regulating universities

Government commitment to public education

Management & disclosure of conflicts of Interest

Artificial Intelligence(Required)

It is clear that the impact of AI will be profound, deserving careful consideration. With respect to public universities and potential risk, what areas do you think deserve the most consideration? Select 3 areas.

Over-reliance on technology

Mismanaged introduction & adoption

Maintenance of research integrity

Validity of assessment & accreditation

Data privacy & security

Job displacement & deskilling

University finances(Required)

Funding is critical to the success of our public universities. What factors that you think have most impact and/or deserve greater scrutiny with respect to university finances? Select 3 factors.

International student market / caps

Government funding of core functions

Expenditure on private consultants

Workforce expenditure

Exposure of investments to market fluctuations

Commercialisation of campus space / property holdings

Anything you'd like to add?

Are there any other important matters you think should be considered throughout UTS bargaining negotiations?

Finally, provide your details and get a PDF guide to bargaining

To complete the survey, please provide some contact information below. All responses are confidential, and your details will only be used to provide you with relevant bargaining information or updates, including an explainer on Enterprise Bargaining.

Importantly, providing your contact information ensures the credibility of any (deidentified) survey results presented by NTEU reps during bargaining negotiations with management.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

This can be either your work or personal address

Phone(Required)

Please enter a valid mobile number

Are you currently an NTEU member?

Yes