Regulator Halts 400 UTS Job Cuts, Then Lifts Ban

Vice-Chancellor Andrew Parfitt said the $100 million overhaul is unavoidable.

Two students walk through the University of Technology Sydney in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 26, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

SafeWork NSW has intervened to halt the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) plan to axe 400 jobs, warning the cuts could cause “serious and imminent risk of psychological harm” to staff.

The regulator on Sept. 3 issued a prohibition notice that froze the university’s cost-cutting program, which is designed to save $100 million a year.