General and academic work: are they different?: a discussion paper on current practices and options for changing work organisation and enterprise bargaining [EIP 98/10]
This report was undertaken to look at issues of work organisation in higher education, in particular the perceived, actual and possible distinctions which exist or might exist between academic and non-academic work, and possible lines of convergence between the two.
Abstract
The publication looks at the actual and potential overlap between the functions of academic and general staff in the context of the opportunities provided by enterprise bargaining.
Issues examined in the report include a view that changes in funding arrangements, demography and student load have altered university employment arrangements to an industrial arena where universities operate in a competitive environment; that changes in technology have blurred some of the distinction between teaching/research and support functions; and that current industrial arrangements do not adequately reflect these changes. This research was funded under the Evaluations and Investigations Programme (EIP).
Author(s)
Richard Pickersgill; Kristin van Barneveld; Sue Bearfield;
The Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training,
The University of Sydney
Publication Details
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Reports |
| Published : |
5/1998 |
Topics Covered
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| Detailed :
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| Quality |
| Teachers and academic staff |
| Workplace and employers |
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Availability
Executive summary: view HTML
Report: download PDF 
(518 KB, 197 pages)