University of Canberra staff say their employer has not done enough to eliminate risks posed by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and have referred the university to WorkSafe ACT.
The dispute has thrown into doubt the return to on-campus learning from Monday, February 7, as workers push for remote learning to continue in semester one.
National Tertiary Education Union University of Canberra branch president Dr Craig Applegate said it seemed the decision to return to campus had been made unilaterally by university management.