Demand Driven Model leads to spike in casual employment at Australian universities

By Courtney Sloane. The release of the latest staffing data for Australian universities reveals the true impact of the Demand Driven Model on the nature of employment at our universities. 
The data shows that of the new 4,880 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions created, 3,400 or seven out of ten people were employed on a casual basis.
The level of estimated FTE casual employment grew by a massive 17.1% between 2012 and 2013, with casual FTE as a share of total employment leaping from 16.6% to 18.7% in just one year alone. More...