An internal survey at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) law school has revealed issues with its work culture, with one staffer saying they believed there would be “serious consequences” for speaking up against senior leadership.
And one senior professor has clapped back at staff for leaking results of the survey after no action was allegedly taken to address the unsatisfactory results, saying they should leave if they are unhappy.
A spokesperson from AUT said they did not wish to comment on the emails but were concerned about the results of the survey.
Twenty of the 26 law staff responded to AUT’s “Your Voice” survey for 2024, which found the law school had “lower favourable ratings than the faculty average across most factors”, as described by the business, economics and law faculty.
Results of the recent survey leaked to the Herald showed;
- 20% have personally experienced discrimination at work in the past six months
- 35% have personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past six months
- 30% feel comfortable reporting inappropriate behaviour
- 5% believe AUT would intervene if someone was not delivering in their role
In a series of emails between law staff following the results, acting dean Mike French said he was not sure there was much to be gained by the school discussing the staff responses and was “not very clear” on how best to address or deal with reports of bullying...
Professor of Law Paul Myburgh is a complete arsehole... The arrogance of this piece of shit is based on the impunity the system provides to protect him.
