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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

Almost 30 staff at ANU humanities school stop work after health and safety report warns of ‘serious harm’

The Australian National University plans to scrap the Australian National Dictionary Centre, the Centre for European Studies, the Humanities Research Centre and the ANU School of Music.
The Australian National University plans to scrap the Australian National Dictionary Centre, the Centre for European Studies, the Humanities Research Centre and the ANU School of Music. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Almost 30 staff at the Australian National University’s humanities school have stopped work after an internal report warned of psychological hazards in their workplace related to the institution’s restructure.

The report was prepared by the health and safety representative (HSR) officer in ANU’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (Cass), who issued a cease-work order on Tuesday.

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