Charles Darwin University sackings to be revealed today

CHARLES Darwin University staff will find out on Thursday whether they still have a job.

Charles Darwin University signage at the Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Che Chorley

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CHARLES Darwin University staff will find out today whether they still have a job.

All staff have been invited to attend the presentation of the final CDU Change Plan.

It’s understood 71 CDU positions will disappear under the restructure to be announced.

Of these, more than 30 staff have already accepted redundancy offers and some staff will be offered new positions within the university.

It is believed that about 30 staff will no longer have a job.

The NT News revealed the restructure plans at the end of September and since then the proposed changes have gone through a consultation phase with stakeholders.

The restructure is expected to save the university $10m, and the number of positions no longer required represents five per cent of all CDU employees.

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Nineteen of the 199 Vocational Education and Training courses on offer at Charles Darwin University would go under the proposal.

CDU says some of the 19 courses to be removed have no current enrolments.

An email sent to CDU staff on Tuesday reads:

Dear Colleagues

Please join me for the presentation of the final APCBL/THSI Change Plan as part of the unification of VET and HE across all CDU campuses.

As you know, the plan has been drafted at the direction of the University Council to balance the budget and position CDU for future growth.

For those unable to attend, all information will be available on the transformation website www.cdu.edu.au/balance-unify-grow after the presentation.

I know this has been a long and somewhat stressful process – please remember to access the support you need through the University’s Employee Assistance Pro gram (Assure).

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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CDU says the change process has followed the requirements of the enterprise agreement and proper notifications and consultation with unions and all staff.

Major unions involved in CDU staff restructure say the institution should hold all changes until new leadership steps in next year.