Underpaying casuals ‘key to Australian university business model’

A third of Australian sector ‘underpaying staff’, union warns

Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’

27 October

Worse redundancy terms ‘key trade-off for more permanent jobs’

Australia’s post-Covid employment ‘circuit breaker’: casual professors, a revised 40/40/20 split and no more 18-month payouts

By John Ross

21 February

Covid ‘claims up to 36K casual jobs’ in Australia

Analysts say industrial solutions must be adopted to wean universities off their dependence on casual staff

By John Ross

26 November

Endangered species information suggests that casual and fixed-term employees are suffering the lion’s share of job losses during the pandemic

Casual staff ‘not considered real workers’ as job axe falls

The scant information about job losses among Australia’s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics

By John Ross

19 July

Underpaying casuals ‘key to Australian university business model’

Sector leaders acknowledge ‘errors’ but deny deliberate withholding of pay

Register to continue

Subscribe

Related articles

A third of Australian sector ‘underpaying staff’, union warns

Worse redundancy terms ‘key trade-off for more permanent jobs’

Covid ‘claims up to 36K casual jobs’ in Australia

Casual staff ‘not considered real workers’ as job axe falls

Related universities

The University of Sydney

La Trobe University

Macquarie University

Sponsored

Featured jobs

Underpaying casuals ‘key to Australian university business model’

Sector leaders acknowledge ‘errors’ but deny deliberate withholding of pay

Register to continue

Subscribe

Related articles

A third of Australian sector ‘underpaying staff’, union warns

Worse redundancy terms ‘key trade-off for more permanent jobs’

Covid ‘claims up to 36K casual jobs’ in Australia

Casual staff ‘not considered real workers’ as job axe falls

Related universities

The University of Sydney

La Trobe University

Macquarie University

You might also like

‘Pool resources and coordinate’ to keep language courses going

Northumbria staff threaten to strike over plan to switch pensions

Student Success UK&IE: ‘Few universities prioritising access’

Wave of local strikes as ‘divisive’ ballot enters final straight

Sponsored

Featured jobs