Pay cuts to keep jobs: the tertiary education union’s deal with universities explained – The Conversation 18 May 2020
18 May 2020
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)Â Â its negotiated draft agreement with universities. The deal aims to save at least 12,000 university jobs at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic in return for temporary salary reductions of between 5% and 15% for some staff.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) – which competes with the NTEU for non-academic staff including administrative staff, student services and library staff – . CPSU representatives have argued while a pay cut may not mean much to academics on high salaries, it may be life-altering for many of their members.
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