News Article: Vic Uni agrees on plan to pay living wage

‍Following a near three-hour discussion, the council agreed to asking the Vice Chancellor to develop and implement plans to enhance the manaakitanga of all staff, including paying wages consistent with the living wage.

Vic Uni agrees on plan to pay living wage
The Victoria University council has agreed to pay all staff a living wage in what has been described as “the biggest commitment in writing” the university has ever given.
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Comments (1)

· Rob Elshire

· 2024-09-10T20:31:44+0000
This is good news for staff at Vic in spite of the Vice Chancellor's opposition.
The poverty wages being paid to many Masters and Doctoral scholars have yet to be addressed. Until it is, it will be a reminder that the university undervalues the work those people do which underpins the research at the university.