Accusations of academics being paid per piece, rather than per hour, comes amid widespread higher education wage complaints
The tertiary education union has lodged a formal dispute notice with Deakin university over the payment of casual academics.The tertiary education union has lodged a formal dispute notice with Deakin university over the payment of casual academics.Last modified on Tue 21 Jun 2022 21.01 BST
“All universities are under public funding pressure and they have been for 20 years or more. So the system gives rise to all this insecure work because casual and fixed-term employment is cheaper and you can cut corners, which is what we’re [allegedly] seeing at Deakin.” But Roberts alleged that an investigation by the union found piece rates may have been paid as far back as 2018 and the total value of lost wages was unclear.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
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