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New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment dispute shows it’s more than a job perk

January 13, 2023

ANALYSIS: By Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury Late last year, the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) initiated a process to eliminate 170 academic jobs to cut costs. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found AUT’s approach breached its collective employment agreement with staff and their union and ordered it to withdraw the termination notices. Tertiary education ... <a title="New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment dispute shows it’s more than a job perk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/13/new-zealand-doesnt-offer-tenure-to-academics-but-the-aut-employment-dispute-shows-its-more-than-a-job-perk/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment dispute shows it’s more than a job perk">Read more</a>

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ERA knocks back ‘flawed’ attempt by AUT to axe 100 plus academic staff

December 21, 2022

RNZ News The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has knocked-back an attempt by one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest universities to axe more than 100 staff. The Auckland University of Technology planned to make 170 academic staff redundant, but the ERA has now ruled that its process was flawed and breached the collective agreement. Now the ... <a title="ERA knocks back ‘flawed’ attempt by AUT to axe 100 plus academic staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/21/era-knocks-back-flawed-attempt-by-aut-to-axe-100-plus-academic-staff/" aria-label="Read more about ERA knocks back ‘flawed’ attempt by AUT to axe 100 plus academic staff">Read more</a>