“It’s incredibly disappointing that the university has There have been 66 redundancies made, with many taking place at the University’s English language centre for obvious reasons. In total, 400 positions will be made redundant, 300 of which are currently filled and 100 positions that are vacant. “They will continue to be a reality without further government support in particular for research. Deakin University is expecting to reduce staff by 400 across its five campuses, including Geelong Waterfront (seen here) and Waurn Ponds. "This is a painful but unavoidable reality in current circumstances," UNSW said in a statement. As a result, its let go of a “significant” number of casual staff but is yet to finalise redundancy numbers that are expected to be high.

With discussions on cutting back on the workforce will make things worse. Ballarat UNSW has nearly 500 job cuts planned, including 265 forced redundancies, accounting around 7.5% of its staff. "Too many vice-chancellors are now baulking at the strong oversight provisions in the jobs framework that guarantee transparency and ensure that any contribution our members make will be dedicated to saving jobs.”, Get the news delivered straight to your inbox, Receive the top stories in our weekly newsletter Sign up now, Tagged with: Deakin University Job cuts NTEU. STAFF at Deakin University are signing an open letter addressed to vice-chancellor Professor Iain Martin urging transparency and more information as the university prepares to cut hundreds of jobs in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Deakin vice-chancellor Iain Martin told staff 100 positions would go by not filling ­vacancies, leaving 300 jobs to be cut — about a 3 per cent reduction in the university’s workforce. Do you know more about university cuts? © 2020, Surf Coast Times. While it’s difficult to ascertain exact figures, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has been tracking redundancies closely and puts the total number of job losses at more than 11,100 so far, but suspects the reality is far worse. The budget blow is almost equivalent to the Geelong-based institute’s entire revenue from international students in 2018. Tune into Episode 5 of the Yahoo Finance Breakfast Club: Live Online series on Thursday 4th June 10am AEST. Deakin University vice-chancellor Iain Martin says the university will have to spend much more than it earns in the next three years. This year, less than 40 slipped through. "The impact these mass sackings have on small communities is disproportionate and devastating,” Dr Barnes said. UNSW defended its decision by saying other savings measures implemented were not enough to make up for the revenue loss caused by the loss of international student enrolments. Professor Martin said the university would navigate its way through the impact of the pandemic by “spending appreciably more than we earn over the next 18 to 36 months” and by reducing expenditure throughout its operations. The Sydney university hasn’t made any official announcement but the union says there are several hundred positions on the chopping block.