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TEU members celebrate general staff

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TEU members across New Zealand came together yesterday to celebrate the contribution general staff make to their institutions. They go by many names – general staff, professional staff , allied staff – and they are crucial to making sure New Zealand students get the world class learning experience that they deserve and expect. TEU’s General Staff Day […]

Staff cuts on the horizon at University of Otago

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University of Otago management could be about to propose a major shake-up of the way general staff work at the university, once the results of a support services review currently underway are known. It is widely expected that the review, which started in 2015, will recommend services are shared across the whole institution rather than replicated in […]

Pressure builds on Victoria VC to pay the Living Wage

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Students, staff and union members will stand together on 10 May to call on the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University to pay the Living Wage. Victoria’s Living Wage Day will add further pressure on Professor Grant Guilford, who has so far ignored hundreds of staff, students, alumni and community leaders that have signed postcards and letters urging the him […]

Vic’s Living Wage day adds to pressure on VC

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Students, staff and union members came together yesterday to call on the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University to pay staff the Living Wage. Hundreds of Living Wage supporters gathered at the lunchtime event on Wednesday to add their voice to a growing campaign calling on Professor Grant Guilford to pay all those employed by the university enough to […]

Review tertiary system before enshrining failed approach in law, TEU says

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National is being reckless trying to pass a new tertiary education law without first evaluating what impact its reforms have had on teaching and learning, stories from more than 500 staff suggest. The TEU is calling for a sector-wide review of the changes National has made to tertiary education before it enshrines its failed experiment in law. The […]

TEU at Massey to take a stand against workplace bullying

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It is Pink Shirt Day tomorrow and the TEU is working with Massey University to take a stand against workplace bullying by celebrating the day at each of its campuses. Pink Shirt Day is an opportunity for people to take a collective stand in support of healthy, respectful and bully-free workplaces. The TEU at Massey University […]

University of Otago staff braced for job cuts

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Tomorrow staff at the University of Otago will learn more about how management plans to shake-up the way general staff work at the university. According to a report in the Otago Daily Times, vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has invited all staff to a meeting on Friday where she will reveal the latest on a support services review that […]

Cutting nearly 200 support staff puts Otago Uni’s world-class reputation at risk

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Staff at the University of Otago are deeply concerned about the impact Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne’s plan to cut 182 full time equivalent jobs will have on students and the university’s ability to continue providing world class learning opportunities. Hayne told staff at a meeting earlier this afternoon that she is planning a massive shake-up in the way […]

Cuts to Otago University support roles puts teaching at risk

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Tertiary Update Vol 20 No 24 University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne has announced plans to cut 182 full-time equivalent jobs from some of the university’s most vital support services. Professor Hayne told staff at a meeting last Friday that the positions would be cut as part of a massive shake-up in the way support services are […]

Otago staff take action

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Union members and students at the University of Otago have taken a stand in support of general staff at risk of losing their jobs under plans announced last week by the Vice-Chancellor. Tuesday’s action was the beginning of a campaign calling on Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne to abolish plans to cut 182 full-time equivalent jobs from some […]

Show your support for equal pay

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Members of the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) will be making some noise about equal pay next week. Make sure you know what’s happening in your area. The Equal Pay Week of Action starts on Saturday with events in Wellington, Whangarei, Auckland and Palmerston North. Over the course of the week events will also be taking place in Hamilton, Nelson, […]

Your university, pay and the living wage

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Dr. Wayne Linklater, co-president of the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) branch of the Tertiary Education Union, discusses how paying the Living Wage would help advance the values of public institutions like VUW. Universities are the engine of progress. They train the next generation; encourage and debate new thinking, design new policy and practice; and […]

Equity update shows improvement but more to be done

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Massey University and the Tertiary Education Union have issued a Pay and Employment Equity Update Report comparing data from a review conducted in 2010 with the same data from last year. The aim of the review is to monitor the University’s progress in reducing the gender pay gap overall as well as specific occupational groups and grades, […]

Green Party launch equal pay policy

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The Green Party has today launched its equal pay policy. If implemented the plan would be a significant step towards achieving equal pay. One of the key aspects of the policy is to shift responsibility from employee to employer to prove that staff are being paid fairly regardless of gender. Currently women need to prove that they […]

National’s nine years in education marked as a fail

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Sandra Grey, national president of the TEU, says National must be held accountable for failing students and teachers across the education sector and for eroding the rights of all working people. Imagine living in a country that genuinely ensured ‘inclusive and equitable quality education’ and promoted ‘lifelong learning opportunities for all’. A country that provides […]

Candidates discuss plans for the future of tertiary education

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Tertiary Update Election Edition – Vol 1 No 4 The TEU has been talking to the tertiary education spokespeople for Labour, the Greens and New Zealand First about how they plan to support public tertiary education. Chris Hipkins, Labour Party Gareth Hughes, Green Party Tracey Martin, New Zealand First Early voting is now open and there […]

TEU celebrates Suffrage Day

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Tuesday 19 September was Suffrage Day and TEU members were out in force to celebrate. Many chose to honour those women who fought and won the right to vote 124 years ago by coming together to vote early. The TEU teams at Victoria University, the Ara Institute of Canterbury, the University of Canterbury, Whitireia and the Waikato […]

World Teachers’ Day an opportunity to discuss our future

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To celebrate World Teachers’ Day the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) is inviting feedback on what it plans to tell the next government to do to improve the profession. World Teachers’ Day is a celebration held annually to celebrate the great work educators do in New Zealand and around the world, many of whom are working in […]

Tertiary institutions need to do more to support mental health

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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week which offers an important opportunity to reflect on the impact workplaces can have on our mental health. Looking after the wellbeing of staff benefits everyone – and tertiary education institutions need to do more. When staff feel their work is meaningful and they are valued and supported, they tend to […]

Massey staff and students stand together for fair pay

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Staff and students at Massey University have come together to urge the Vice-Chancellor to support well paid jobs. Several hundred staff and students have signed postcards calling on Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas to introduce a transparent and equitable pay model for general staff and to offer a pay increase so staff can meet rising living costs. In recent years, […]
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