Project Information

In 2023, Curtin University proactively commenced a casual Pay Review to ensure our employees have been, and continue to be, paid correctly.

The review period covers 2 January 2015 – 5 January 2023 for current and former casual employees covered by the:

• Curtin University Academic, Professional & General Staff Agreement 2017-2021; and
• Curtin University Academic, Professional & General Staff Agreement 2012-2016

Due to differences in agreement commencement dates, the review period is 27 February 2015 – 5 January 2023 for current and former casual employees covered by the:

• Curtin University Early Childhood Centre Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021; and 
• Curtin University Early Childhood Centre Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017

Curtin has been in communication with the Fair Work Ombudsman and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) throughout the review process. We are also working with external advisors to carefully analyse data and calculate any amounts that may be payable to current and former employees.

The University is in the process of making payments to impacted casual professional and general employees. We have remediated a large portion of impacted current and former employees. There are some challenges contacting a number of former employees and we continue to work through that proactively. 

Curtin is progressing its review of payments to casual academic employees, adopting a staged approach to ensure impacted employees can receive payment quickly and efficiently, as each stage is finalised. Curtin will continue to provide updates in the below FAQs and on the Curtin Pay Review webpage.

All current employees who are impacted by the Curtin Pay Review will be contacted by the University via their Curtin email address.

Former employees will be contacted either by personal email or post.

More information for both current and former employees is available in the FAQs below.

Current and former employees with any questions relating to the Pay Review can contact PayrollAssurance@curtin.edu.au or call our dedicated phone line on (08) 9266 7557 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm).

VC Forum – June 2025 update