Monash University: Fair Work Ombudsman enforceable undertaking

enforceable undertaking9 Dec 2025

Respondent

Monash University

Facts

Mostly casual sessional academics were underpaid for tutorials, lectures and minimum engagements over 11 years because of inconsistent activity descriptions in timesheets and teaching documents. Monash self-reported in 2021 and again in 2024.

Outcome

Fair Work Ombudsman accepted an enforceable undertaking (9 December 2025). Terms include: >$20.7M back-pay to 10,877 staff; $350,000 contrition payment; tripartite Compliance Reference Group; independent audit; timesheet training; complaints mechanism; Audit and Risk Committee monitoring. An undertaking is not a finding or admission of a contravention unless the regulator says the party admitted it.

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Read the source

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/2025-media-releases/december-2025/20251209-monash-university-enforceable-undertaking-media-release

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