Enterprise Agreement · AE526231

Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAtoday - Journalists Enterprise Agreement 2024

Employer: Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAtoday - Journalists

Status

Approved

1 Oct 2024

Nominal expiry

30 June 2027

Industry

media

Summary

This is an enterprise agreement covering journalists employed across several News Corp Australia publications. It was approved in October 2024 and expires in June 2027. The agreement likely covers working conditions for journalists at The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAtoday.

Key terms

Typical provisions in this type of agreement would include wages, allowances, penalty rates for weekend and evening work, and clauses relating to job security and redundancy.

Source. This summary is generated from the FWC's public document register. Read the full agreement at the FWC: View on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

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