NZ universities ‘underinvest in staff’, says union

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Antipodean pay talks stall amid generation-high inflation

Universities face tough decisions as staff argue for wage rises to keep up with cost of living and budgets become increasingly stretched

By John Ross

29 July

New Zealand budget leaves university sector ‘in the cold’

Boost to teaching subsidies will not keep pace with inflation, critics warn

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19 May

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Fund us to do our job, New Zealand sector tells Wellington

Underfunding, compliance costs and buffer targets have left universities with ‘no room to manoeuvre’, says representative group

By John Ross

10 May

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University stress levels worse than ever, says New Zealand union

Institutional leaders ‘don’t listen’, leaving line managers to provide little more than ‘palliative care’

By John Ross

2 October

NZ universities ‘underinvesting in staff’, says union

But representative body says conclusions from analysis of university financial accounts are based on flawed assumptions

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NZ universities ‘underinvesting in staff’, says union

But representative body says conclusions from analysis of university financial accounts are based on flawed assumptions

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Antipodean pay talks stall amid generation-high inflation

New Zealand budget leaves university sector ‘in the cold’

Fund us to do our job, New Zealand sector tells Wellington

University stress levels worse than ever, says New Zealand union

Related universities

University of Otago

University of Auckland

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