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Hall Welcomes Printing DecisionMember for Eastern Victoria Peter Hall has welcomed the decision by Monash University to withdraw its proposal to close the Monash Print Services operation at Churchill which would have seen the loss of nine jobs. By Peter Hall - 7th August 2013 - Back to News Mr Hall said the original proposal to close the service had heightened the anxiety of staff as they prepared for the transition to the new tertiary entity, Federation University Australia.
"Given the imminence of these impending changes, its imperative that certainty is provided to staff members," Mr Hall said.
"The decision to reverse job losses is a sign of good faith on behalf of Monash University and sends a positive signal to staff that their interests will be considered as foremost in the transition."
Monash University prefaced their announcement as a result of discussions with staff and management at the Gippsland campus.
The university also considered local expertise, highlighting that the overall oversight of operations will be transferred back to the campus, thereby driving efforts to bring in new business from around the Gippsland area.
"The commitment by Monash University to retain and grow jobs is very encouraging, and will help to ensure the great potential of change can be fully realised," Mr Hall said.
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In both his capacity as Member representing the Gippsland region and the Minster for Higher Education and Skills, Mr Hall will continue to work with the local community, as well as Monash and Ballarat University to ensure the needs of staff and students are consistently addressed.
The Victorian Parliament will be debating a bill to change the name of Ballarat University to Federation University Australia when State Parliament resumes in two weeks time.
The legislation was introduced by Mr Hall.
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Source: http://gippsland.com/ Published by: news@gippsland.com
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