Professor Davis also informed staff that ‘international management consultants’ Booz & Co would design and implement the program in coordination with teams of University of Melbourne staff. The official University of Melbourne press release reporting Professor Davis’ announcement contained no indications that there would be job losses, or sustained insecurity of tenure for professional staff. Instead the emphasis was on the improvement of systems and processes with the resulting savings of $70m per annum reinvested in teaching, research and engagement. Nevertheless, BIP ultimately abolished 540 jobs, with all remaining professional staff positions declared vacant and all staff required to apply for a diminished pool of jobs.
An enquiry into the effects and context of the University of Melbourne's Business Improvement Plan. The People's Tribunal is a privately funded initiative. This blog proceeds from the inquiry and functions as an archive for presentations from the day and will continue to serve as resource for information and activism relating to the effects of neoliberalism in Australian universities.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Statement of Purpose: An Inquiry into the ‘Business Improvement Plan’ Melbourne People’s Tribunal, April 2015
Professor Davis also informed staff that ‘international management consultants’ Booz & Co would design and implement the program in coordination with teams of University of Melbourne staff. The official University of Melbourne press release reporting Professor Davis’ announcement contained no indications that there would be job losses, or sustained insecurity of tenure for professional staff. Instead the emphasis was on the improvement of systems and processes with the resulting savings of $70m per annum reinvested in teaching, research and engagement. Nevertheless, BIP ultimately abolished 540 jobs, with all remaining professional staff positions declared vacant and all staff required to apply for a diminished pool of jobs.
