Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 41 No. 9. April 24 1978

Breaking down the Barriers

Breaking down the Barriers

A straightforward piece of information came up at this stage. For a while now some members of the gardening/caretaking staff have been pushing for study leave to enable them to do some varsity work. It seems that a loophole in the regulations governing non-academic staff has allowed the powers-that-be to block this. But now, after a Chancellor/Thrush motion was passed at the University Council the way is clear.

However the decision will only apply to this year, "with no precedent being established", and the NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee has been asked to comment. Could it be some people are worried that two hours a week study leave will destroy a hallowed tradition of job stratification? (Underwood's comment that the two Geology employees also involved usually spend their time breaking rocks is to be ignored).