New Zealand does not offer tenure to academics, but a recent employment dispute shows it's more than a job perk
- Written by: Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury
Getty ImagesLate 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.
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