Monash avoided classifying the issue as wage theft, instead using the term “unintentional underpayments.”

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Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott said that USyd had made this decision due to “NSW health advice.”

It is clear that the University community is frustrated, having to grapple with interminable uncertainty for their futures in academic research and learning.

Many say that fewer staff could be doing research, given that it draws in less money than teaching activities.

Participants were informed of the decision on the intensive unit’s last day.