UTS ordered by SafeWork NSW to pause job cuts due to risk of ‘psychological harm’

Union labels intervention a ‘rare and damning rebuke’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe University of Technology Sydney has been forced to pause a plan to slash hundreds of jobs after a rare intervention by SafeWork NSW, which said workers would be subject to a “serious and imminent risk of psychological harm” if management pushed ahead.Under the ruling, UTS cancelled all meetings scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday with about 800 impacted staff and paused the release of its change proposal, which was to be rolled out this week. Continue reading...

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