University of Canberra close to securing pay deal with staff

NTEU members at the University of Canberra went on a half-day strike in October as enterprise bargaining negotiations stalled. Picture by Keegan Carroll

The University of Canberra is close to reaching an agreement which would give staff a pay rise of 3.5 per cent for three years and a $1000 one-off payment to assist with the rising cost of living.

The National Tertiary Education Union initially rejected the 3.5 per cent pay cap in favour of a pay rise in line with inflation and held a half-day strike in October.