As expected (CMM yesterday) management has announced its draft change proposal, designed to address a projected budget shortfall of $22m next year and $47m annually from ’23

The plan is broadly as sent to staff in July (CMM July 9), reducing faculties from five to three and centralising administration, although the abolition of professional staff positions is down from 130 in July to a net reduction of 104 now.

However, there is no word on how many people will lose existing jobs, with new positions to be created for the new admin model. The university is also silent on the pay grades of new admin jobs compared to those that will be abolished.

Vice Chancellor Peter Høj tells staff, “we would rather not propose these measures and do so with regret, but we judge them necessary to ensure our university can face the challenges before it.”

Academics escape the axe for now. Any reduction in their number will be “a separate body of work” next year.