Does James Cook University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, James Cook University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at James Cook University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at James Cook University?

57% of James Cook University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated James Cook University 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at James Cook University?

Executive (12) , Lecturer (11) , Manager (10) , Student Ambassador (8) , Senior Lecturer (7) , Associate Professor (6) , Research Assistant (6) , PhD Student (5) , Team Leader (5) , Sessíonal Lecturer (4) , Academic (3) , Adjunct Lecturer (3) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Marketing (3) , Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3)

What are the pros of working at James Cook University according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly colleagues and good starting environment to develop yourself for future career roles." ((in 27 reviews)); "Nice people and very professional" ((in 17 reviews)); "great working environment" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good pay and relevant to skills" ((in 11 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at James Cook University according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and no development for staffs" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good Formal Education is almost a must for good career progression" ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor leadership and resentful higher management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management is not good at recognizing and rewarding staff." ((in 4 reviews)); "Nepotism and bullying are common and are neglected." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed James Cook University locations?

Townsville , Cairns , Brisbane , Darwin , Sydney , Gold Coast , Mackay

James Cook University Reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)

Bill Tweddell

47% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (204 reviews)

James Cook University has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The James Cook University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

204 reviews

2.0

16 May 2017

JCU is not adapting to disruption in the sector

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working conditions and hours are good for support staff, not so good for academic staff. This is typical of the university sector though. Research standing in some areas is world class, so there are some really interesting people around.

Cons

Poor leadership, siloed culture and disgruntled management. There seems to be a culture of denial operating where the executive level is quick to blame and slow to take responsibility for the student experience and product offering not keeping up with the rest of the sector.

1.0

9 Feb 2018

Bad Culture

Marketing officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Pay, and work life balance. Some hidden gems.

Cons

Terrible culture, blame , old ducks , outdated, politics, turnover, heirarchy, awful leadership.. Have heard some departments can be better than others.

1.0

11 Nov 2018

A horrible climate of bullying and nepotistic leadership

Academic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The staff who work directly teaching students and the staff working to support students are hard working and demonstrate an authentic duty of care.

Cons

The leadership is nepotistic and cases of bullying academic and professional staff are rampant. There is a toxic culture at the core of JCU's leadership that led to damning report by the Discrimination Commissioner in 2017. The truth is the report changed little and those in leadership positions continue to haemorrhage money and then give academics workload well beyond the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) to try to make up the difference. In an attempt to reduce current full time staff, they have entered into revenue share arrangements with a white label partner and have begun to move degrees online.

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