A newly released survey of staff at Te Pukenga finds one in three staff do not believe they have a future with the new mega polytech, and the vast majority would not recommend working there to family or friends.
The survey was conducted in October and November last year and responded to by over four thousand three hundred staff, or 50 per cent.
The results show only 12% of those surveyed said they understood how the changes will impact on them and the work they do. Staff reported feeling anxiety and fatigue over change, frustration over under staffing and a lack of faith in management.
Meanwhile the main union representing academic staff at Te Pukenga, the Tertiary Education Union, says it is watching any restructuring plans extremely closely after the Chief Executive announced on Nine to Noon recently that between 200 and 1000 jobs could be lost.
TEU National Secretary Sandra Grey says the numbers took everyone by surprise as there had been no consultation. She says the survey results describe a dire situation for Te Pukenga staff, akin to "death by a thousand cuts".
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