AUT delivers requirements of ERA
Following clarification by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) AUT has informed 80 employees who received notice of termination of employment on 1 December, this notice is suspended.
They will now have another opportunity to request voluntary severance until 8 January.
The ERA stated there were no matters of aggravation or bad faith in the way AUT has acted.
It did find that AUT should have provided a list of specific positions identified as surplus to requirements, including the names of the position holder.
AUT had previously interpreted the Collective Employment Agreement differently and chosen not to identify individuals by name.
The ERA has also clarified there has been no breach of the Collective Employment Agreement regarding the selection criteria used to identify roles.
“We are sorry that our attempts to respect the privacy of individuals, by not listing them, has resulted in this breach and the additional uncertainty. AUT is also grateful that the ERA has clarified our approach to selection criteria has not breached the CEA,” said Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa.