AUT

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Union 'shocked and horrified' at AUT's proposed job cuts (RNZ)

A union representing tertiary sector workers says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of Technology came completely ...

"So why change a formula that worked really well? "The thing that's horrific, really horrific, is the numbers of staff that they're talking about - they're talking about 150 academic and about 80 general professional staff and that's full time equivalent, in real numbers, in real people numbers, that could be a lot more." ["People are shocked and horrified - we had no idea this was coming" - Tina Smith duration 4:32](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018857501/staff-shock-as-aut-warns-230-jobs-may-go-in-post-covid-recovery) ["People are shocked and horrified - we had no idea this was coming" - Tina Smith](/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018857501/staff-shock-as-aut-warns-230-jobs-may-go-in-post-covid-recovery)

230 staff face redundancy at AUT, despite $12 million surplus last year (Newstalk ZB)

Universities New Zealand Executive Director Chris Whelan says inflation has hit the sector hard. He told Mike Hosking the lack of international students is also ...

Union 'shocked and horrified' by AUT's proposed job cuts, calls for ... (Newshub)

A union representing tertiary sector workers says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of Technology came completely out ...

Low unemployment and border closures take a toll on tertiary ... (The Spinoff)

A significant drop in international students, alongside growing inflation, economic pressures and a “buoyant employment market” are driving a proposed ...

The low unemployment rate was given as one of the reasons for [Te Pūkenga’s deficit](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467112/polytechnic-enrolments-fall-to-2020-levels). [Tina Brown said staff were shocked](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474186/union-shocked-and-horrified-at-aut-s-proposed-job-cuts) and said it was short-sighted at a time when we’re needing to grow the number of skilled workers. [welcome back international students](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/473980/watch-pm-jacinda-ardern-on-covid-19-rules-construction-sector-and-international-students). It’s a challenge Australia is also grappling with as [this Australian Financial Review article](https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/why-bother-with-uni-when-there-are-jobs-for-the-taking-20220624-p5awdo) points out. In some accurate foreshadowing, Gilchrist also said: “There’s the risk of shocks such as the Asian crisis or a financial crisis or bird flu or something like that.” It’s a marked contrast to 2019, when AUT reported a 9% increase in international student numbers and mentioned the construction of student accommodation as important in its bid to continue to attract international students.

AUT is being accused of putting business ahead of academics as it ... (NZCity)

The Tertiary Education Union says we need educated people to fill our skills shortage. President Tina Smith says the university made a 12-million dollar surplus ...

AUT: Staff and students in limbo as job cuts loom (New Zealand Herald)

AUT has outlined plans to cut 150 academic staff and 80 general staff, with the changes taking effect in November. David Sinfield, a senior lecturer in art and ...

"It's going to take time for students to come back in some cases just the flights are not available yet. "We know that numbers are not going to be for 2023 anything like they were pre-Covid," Whelan said. And to be faced with this now is really a kick in the teeth." Everybody that I know of at AUT other than the Deans and the VC office are all in the same position of not knowing … It is such a lose-lose situation." And to be treated like this is actually appalling, in my view."