In my opinion: The truth about the 'Employment Control Framework' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 06 April 2011
Recently, the HEA circulated a document called "Employment Control Framework for the Higher Education Sector 2011-2014". This is the second such framework issued by the Department of Finance, the first having applied for the three years up to December 2010 and requiring a 6% reduction in teaching and support staff.
Employment-control frameworks, ordinarily, should have no place in a higher education system. They inevitably impact on institutional autonomy -- one of the strengths of our system. But, these are not ordinary times. An extraordinary effort is required over the next three years to bring public spending into line with revenue. The new framework should be considered against that background.
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