Tag: NTEU
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Western Sydney University consultants paid nearly $3k a day as redundancies loom: what it means for staff and students
Leaked figures spotlight a broader trend in university spending As Western Sydney University (WSU) moves toward hundreds of redundancies, new documents obtained by the ABC expose a pattern that has become increasingly common in higher education: heavy reliance on external consultants. Internal records show several senior consultants clocking daily rates up to 2,850, with one…
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Western Sydney University consultants paid almost $3k a day as redundancies loom, documents reveal
Leaked payments shed light on high-cost consultancy amid job cuts Western Sydney University (WSU) is navigating a sharp financial squeeze as it prepares to cut hundreds of jobs. Internal documents obtained by the ABC reveal that the university has been paying senior consultants as much as $2,850 per day, with individual invoices for five weeks…