A new research paper has investigated the factors that have “legitimised” the creation and acceptance of a casual academic workforce in Australia.
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Category: Workforce
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Did union fights for better conditions unintentionally casualise the workforce? – Campus Review
NTEU members protest funding cuts in 1999. Picture: Paul Burston
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UniSQ to cut 259 jobs after all other Qld, WA universities post surpluses – Campus Review
University of Southern Queensland acting vice-chancellor Karen Nelson said significant financial pressures driven by rising costs and a shifting funding landscape was behind staff cuts at the university. Picture: Anna Singleton/Newswire
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) will shed 259 jobs to plug a multi-million dollar budget hole despite all other Queensland universities reporting a 2024 surplus.
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University of Wollongong job cuts climb from 95 to 270 – Campus Review
Troy Wright from the Community and Public Sector Union said staff have been left wondering if they have a job. Picture: David Swift
Planned job cuts at the University of Wollongong (UOW) could hit 270 after the university announced it will extend its cost-cutting measures to non-academic staff.
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La Trobe University uncovers $10m in underpayments to staff
Anna Booth said the university has demonstrated a strong commitment to rectifying noncompliance issues. Picture: Martin Ollman
La Trobe University will fork out more than $10m to cover the underpayments of 6700 staff, after investigations found the institution had failed to properly pay employees over a seven-year period.
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2024 Shaping Australia award winners announced
The Future Builder award winners. Picture: UA
Researchers who developed coffee ground-infused concrete, a rust disease cure for wheat crops and an intellectual-disability friendly playground took home a Universities Australia Shaping Australia award on Tuesday night.
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92 jobs cut and subjects ‘disestablished’ at Wollongong uni
University of Wollongong interim vice-chancellor John Dewar said ‘support arrangements are in place to ensure continuity in [students’] studies’. Picture: NCA Newswire
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed 91.6 full-time equivalent positions will be cut in a financial restructure, after revealing it offered redundancies to 137 staff in November 2024.
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Monash underpays $7.6m as ‘expert council’ on uni governance members announced
CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento interviewing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in August last year. Picture: Irene Dowdy
The members who will sit on the council overseeing university governance and advising government on “universities being good employers” have been announced.
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Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
University of Melbourne interim vice-chancellor Nicola Phillips said the university will continue its leadership role in employment compliance. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Martin Ollman
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the institution had failed to properly pay employees over a 10-year period.
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Monash University owes casual academics up to $9m
Monash University is facing allegations it underpaid casual staff up to $9m. Picture: NCA Newswire/Andrew Henshaw
Monash University is facing fresh wage theft claims from casual academics, which could force the tertiary institution to pay back millions of dollars.
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