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Enterprise Agreement · AE529619

Federation University Australia TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement 2025 - 2028

Employer: Federation University Australia TAFE Teaching Staff · ABN 16006296647

Agreement facts

Status
Approved
Approval date
9 July 2025
Nominal expiry date
16 July 2029
FWC agreement ID
AE529619
Employer
Federation University Australia TAFE Teaching StaffABN 16006296647

Source: Fair Work Commission agreements register. View the agreement on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

Clauses in this agreement

Clause headings as listed in the agreement's own table of contents.

  1. 1. TITLE
  2. 2. DEFINITIONS
  3. 3. APPLICATION AND PARTIES BOUND
  4. 4. HOW THIS AGREEMENT INTERACTS WITH AWARDS AND PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS
  5. 5. COMMENCEMENT AND NOMINAL EXPIRY
  6. 6. NEGOTIATING A REPLACEMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT
  7. 7. EXPLANATION OF AGREEMENT
  8. 8. CONSULTATION
  9. 9. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MATTERS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
  10. 10. CONSULTATION OVER MAJOR CHANGES AND CHANGES TO ROSTERS
  11. 11. RESOLVING WORKPLACE DISPUTES ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT
  12. 12. TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
  13. 13. MODES OF EMPLOYMENT
  14. 14. ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
  15. 15. INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN EMPLOYEE’S CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
  16. 16. CHANGES TO CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
  17. 17. SECURE EMPLOYMENT
  18. 18. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
  19. 19. RATES OF PAY
  20. 20. COMMENCING SALARY
  21. 21. INCREMENTAL PROGRESSION
  22. 22. SUPERANNUATION
  23. 23. SALARY PACKAGING
  24. 24. HIGHER DUTIES ALLOWANCE
  25. 25. ACCIDENT MAKE UP PAY
  26. 26. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
  27. 27. ORDINARY WEEKLY HOURS OF WORK
  28. 28. RIGHT TO DISCONNECT
  29. 29. SPAN OF ORDINARY HOURS
  30. 30. OVERTIME
  31. 31. MEAL BREAKS
  32. 32. ATTENDANCE
  33. 33. ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AND ASSOCIATED HOURS
  34. 34. EXCESS TEACHING DUTY HOURS
  35. 35. ANNUAL LEAVE
  36. 36. ANNUAL LEAVE LOADING
  37. 37. PURCHASED LEAVE
  38. 38. PERSONAL/CARER’S LEAVE
  39. 39. LONG SERVICE LEAVE ONGOING AND FIXED-TERM EMPLOYEES
  40. 40. LONG SERVICE LEAVE CASUAL EMPLOYEES

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Agreement history — Federation University Australia TAFE Teaching Staff

12 agreements for this employer are on the Fair Work Commission register. An enterprise agreement keeps operating until it is replaced or terminated, so the most recently approved one below is the one to check your pay against.

A newer agreement has been approved for this employer.

The agreement on this page was approved 9 July 2025. Gateways Support Services Inc Preschool Field Officers and Additional Assistants Agreement 2024 was approved 26 Aug 2025 and is the later document. Check which one your employer applies to you before relying on the rates here.

AgreementApprovedNominal expiryStatus
Gateways Support Services Inc Preschool Field Officers and Additional Assistants Agreement 2024AE530198Most recent26 Aug 202527 June 2028Approved
Federation University Australia TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement 2025 - 2028AE529619You are here9 July 202516 July 2029Approved
Victoria University Vocational Teacher Enterprise Agreement 2025AE52939218 June 202531 Dec 2028Approved
TAFE Commission of NSW TAFE Managers Enterprise Agreement 2025-2027AE52912723 May 202531 Dec 2027Approved
AMES Australia Teachers' Enterprise Agreement 2024AE5282444 Mar 20258 Mar 2025passed — still operatesApproved
TAFE Commission of NSW Teachers and Related Employees Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028AE52821028 Feb 202531 Jan 2028Approved
TAFE Commission of NSW Teachers and Related Employees Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52540911 July 202431 Jan 2025passed — still operatesApproved
TasTAFE Teaching Employees Enterprise Agreement 2023AE52441626 Apr 20243 May 2027Approved
ACT Public Sector Canberra Institute of Technology (Educators) Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026AE52319718 Jan 202431 Mar 2026passed — still operatesApproved
TAFE Commission of NSW Teachers in TAFE Children's Centres Enterprise Agreement 2023AE52071911 July 202331 Jan 2024passed — still operatesApproved
TAFE Commission of NSW Teachers and Related Employees Enterprise Agreement 2023AE51983527 Apr 202331 Jan 2024passed — still operatesApproved
Gateways Support Services Inc Preschool Field Officers and Additional Assistants Agreement 2022AE5194158 Mar 202330 Sept 2024passed — still operatesApproved

Passing its nominal expiry date does not end an agreement. It continues to apply until the Commission approves a replacement or terminates it, so an agreement years past its nominal expiry can still be the one that sets your pay. Source: Fair Work Commission document register.

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Source. Agreement details on this page are taken from the FWC's public agreements register. Read the full agreement at the FWC: View on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

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