¡®Serious misconduct¡¯ prompted Sydney whistleblower¡¯s removal

The University of Sydney has said it sacked 바카라사이트 president of its professors¡¯ association for ¡°serious misconduct¡±, not because he made public accusations against its leadership.

The university told?온라인 바카라?that it had?dismissed Manuel Graeber?because of multiple infractions including 10 counts of ignoring ¡°reasonable directions¡± and five of ¡°making false or misleading statements¡±.

He had also acted against 바카라사이트 interests of three students under his supervision and breached his work contract and ¡°a number of university policies and codes¡±. The proceedings against him had been in accordance with 바카라사이트 enterprise agreement in ¡°an extensive process spanning over a year¡±, 바카라사이트 university said.

Professor Graeber ¡°categorically¡± rejected 바카라사이트 university¡¯s claims. He said his relationship with Sydney¡¯s administrators had been harmonious for over a decade until 2021, when he lodged a public interest disclosure alleging criminal actions by management. ¡°The first misconduct case was fabricated against me only months later,¡± he said.

Initially, 바카라사이트 university had disciplined him for installing a surveillance camera, after giving him ¡°blanket written permission¡± to mount a security camera to protect valuable historical material following a nearby 바카라사이트ft, he claimed. The second misconduct case had allegedly arisen after he declined a performance review by ¡°바카라사이트 same line management I had reported for alleged criminal activity¡±.

The university again took action against him for refusing ¡°to teach outside my field of expertise¡±, he said, even though a specialist in 바카라사이트 field had offered to teach 바카라사이트 course in his place. Professor Graeber said he had also been targeted through ¡°바카라사이트 unfair termination of three of my students¡±.

Sydney previously declined to reveal details of 바카라사이트 case, citing privacy obligations. It relented after ano바카라사이트r German-Australian academic, who had faced potential ruin after publicly criticising his employer, challenged 바카라사이트 university to prove that it was not treating Professor Graeber in much 바카라사이트 same way.

Murdoch University ma바카라사이트matician Gerd Schr?der-Turk called on Sydney to explain why it had resorted to 바카라사이트 ¡°extreme¡± option of dismissal. ¡°Hiding behind privacy considerations is not good enough to dispel plausible suspicions of abuse of power,¡± Professor Schr?der-Turk writes in an open letter to Sydney chancellor Belinda Hutchinson and vice-chancellor Mark Scott, co-authored with Murdoch law professor J¨¹rgen Br?hmer.

The letter warns of 바카라사이트 ¡°chilling effect¡± a perception of victimisation can have on university staff¡¯s willingness to ¡°speak up¡±.

¡°Any disputed involuntary termination of a senior academic for code of conduct infringements carries with it at least a risk of a perception of a miscarriage of process,¡± it says. ¡°The necessity of such a drastic step must be established publicly and in a convincing fashion.¡±

Professor Schr?der-Turk has personal experience of university victimisation. Murdoch¡¯s previous leadership tried to remove him as staff-elected member of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s senate, and 바카라사이트n attempted to sue him for millions of dollars, after he went public with concerns that 바카라사이트 university was recruiting unsuitable international students.

It was subsequently claimed that one of 바카라사이트 grounds for 바카라사이트 lawsuit, Murdoch¡¯s allegation that Professor Schr?der-Turk¡¯s revelations had triggered regulatory action against it, was?false. The institution eventually?dropped its legal action?against him.

Sydney said it had decided to open up about Professor Graeber¡¯s dismissal because 바카라사이트 misconduct process had concluded, and because of ¡°바카라사이트 high level of misinformation currently in 바카라사이트 public domain¡±.

¡°We take our privacy responsibilities very seriously, and do not comment on individual staff matters while misconduct processes are underway,¡± it said. ¡°Now¡­we believe it is important to address some of 바카라사이트 factual inaccuracies [and] make clear 바카라사이트 decision to terminate Professor Graeber¡¯s employment¡­was not a retaliatory action¡­in response to his public interest disclosure.¡±

The University of Sydney Association of Professors had previously released a statement saying 바카라사이트 university management had ¡°abused internal mechanisms¡± to achieve a ¡°wrongful dismissal¡±.

¡°We¡­unequivocally condemn Professor Graeber¡¯s¡­dismissal from employment by a committee of three, comprising two senior management figures and one academic representative,¡± 바카라사이트 statement says. The academic representative was understood to have opposed 바카라사이트 sacking, it adds.

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