Green light for job cuts at UTS after order to pause restructure lifted

Last week, UTS was forced to halted its restructure after a rare intervention by the government body, leading to the cancellation of meetings with staff and the deferment of the proposal’s release. Photograph: Graham Jepson/Alamy

The University of Technology Sydney will release its restructure proposal after SafeWork NSW lifted its order that the institution must pause job cuts over the risk of “serious and imminent risk of psychological harm” to staff.

Vice-chancellor Prof Andrew Parfitt, told a Senate inquiry into university governance the prohibition notice was removed on Friday afternoon after work with health and safety representatives.