There are no job losses or pay cuts for the University of the South Pacific’s staff

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The University of the South Pacific Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia has explained that there are no activity misfortunes or pay cuts for their staff separated from their Executive Management who had just accepted a 5% decrease in salary.

Ahluwalia says there is a ton of falsehood about occupation misfortunes at USP and he needs to affirm that what they need to do is a proposed rearrangement which has been required by the circumstance of awards and furthermore slices through their working award and COVID-19.

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He offered these remarks after Fijivillage additionally solicited him on the impact of the Fijian government retaining the USP award $27.7 million.

He says they could have done an in all cases pay cut, yet they didn’t as it would have been troublesome to the staff.

The Vice-Chancellor says they are meeting with staff concerning the proposed rebuild.

Ahluwalia says they would not like to trouble national government assistance by leading a compensation cut in the entirety of their accomplice nations.

He says the Senate and teachers met twice and they unequivocally embrace the new structure.

Ahluwalia says they presently need to take their proposition up to the Council as it is the preeminent body.

He says he is glad for his group who have worked constantly to discover arrangements.

Ahluwalia says toward the start of the year when the updates on COVID-19 came, they realized that they need to plan and this was additionally the ideal opportunity for them to truly consider their understudies.

He affirms that Australia has focused on delivering AUS$7 million while New Zealand has lifted its award to NZ$1.5 million.

Chief Director Finance Kolinio Boila says in the rebuild, they are focusing on a $15 million reserve funds to continue the University.

Boyle says there are 90 scholarly positions and 26 non-scholastic staff.

He says they have about $5 million worth of occupations in the non-scholastic capacity which is empty and they won’t promote these positions.

Boila says out of the 116 staff they presently have, in the new structure, they will require just 66 positions while 47 positions will be skimming near and will be moved into the non-scholastic capacities.

USP Senior Librarian and staff delegate, Elizabeth Read Fong says in this rebuild they feel the privileges of the staff are ensured.

Altered by NZ Fiji Times

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