The times are bad when this news is good

At UNSW staff have till Friday to accept a voluntary redundancy offer. “We received an excellent response to the call for expressions of interest, meaning that the need for compulsory redundancies will be reduced significantly,” Vice Chancellor Ian Jacobs tells staff. Last month he said 493 FTE positions had to go (CMM July 3 and 16). It’s good news, of sorts, for people fearful their positions are on management lists.