A senior economics lecturer at the University of Waikato has been summarily dismissed following the discovery that he held a full-time position at an overseas university while simultaneously employed in New Zealand. The academic maintained his role at the New Zealand institution while secretly fulfilling the obligations of the foreign appointment.
The university terminated the lecturer’s employment after the dual-employment arrangement was uncovered. The incident highlights issues regarding transparency and contractual obligations for academic staff, as the lecturer failed to disclose the overseas role to his employer in New Zealand.
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