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DICTATORSHIP AT USP: Regime lackey VC Rajesh Chandra takes a leaf out of his guardian Khaiyum's book to demand grievances and internal differences are hidden within confines of University and not made public!

4/2/2015

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Subject: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL REMEDIES

Dear staff,


As part of the University’s goal of achieving excellence, our Strategic Plan recognizes the importance of strong internal processes and systems in the areas of governance, management and administration.

To this end, members of staff are reminded that they  must use the proper University channels and processes to resolve any grievances or internal differences that may arise and that they must do this on a confidential basis. Grievances and other matters of internal administration should never be raised outside of the proper University channels and should never be shared outside of the University.

These requirements arise out of every staff member’s duty of loyalty to their employer, the University, and their duty not to act in a manner which brings the University into disrepute. They also arise out of the obligation which each of us has to our colleagues and fellow staff members to have adequate regard for their welfare and to avoid acting in ways that would unfairly harm their reputation, work or prospects.

The obligations are reflected in the Staff Ordinance, the Ordinance for the Discipline of Academic and Professional Staff and the Code of Professional Conduct for Academic Staff but they are implied duties for every staff member whether academic, comparable or otherwise.

Harmonious and cooperative working relationships are the normal expectation. In the event that there is a conflict, we must work hard to resolve the matter. The  first step is to deal with the matter with the other person. Done seriously most conflicts can be resolved in this way.

If a conflict is not resolved in that way and a party feels the need to take it further, then the prescribed appeal or other conflict  resolution procedure for the particular kind of grievance should be followed.

If there is no prescribed procedure, a grievance should then be raised with the staff member’s supervisor. If the grievance is not resolved by the supervisor to the staff member’s satisfaction, it may thereafter be raised in writing as appropriate with the next level of management with a copy to the other party to the grievance. Except for a complaint of misconduct against the Vice Chancellor and President (or his delegate) and thereafter, in appropriate cases, the University Visitor.

Staff members must not raise any grievance over administrative or staff matters directly with the University’s Executive Committee or Council as these are governance entities. The Executive Council and Council have made it clear in the recent past that staff members should not write to the Executive Committee or Council and that the Vice Chancellor and President is wholly responsible for the matters of management. At its meeting on 14 April 2014, the Executive Committee re-emphasized this.

The Executive Committee also expects management to strengthen policies and procedures to ensure compliance with this principle. Therefore, staff members must ever communicate directly with the members of the University’s Executive Committee or Council over any matter.

A breach of these requirements may amount to ‘misconduct’ or ‘gross misconduct’ and may give rise to disciplinary action (including possible, in serious cases, dismissal).

Staff Ordinance: http://www.policies.usp.ac.fj/index.php?docid=4841

Discipline Ordinance : http://www.policies.usp.ac.fj/index.php?docid=3361

Visitor Ordinance: http://www.policies.usp.ac.fj/index.php?docid=4832

Code of Processional Conduct : http://www.policies.usp.ac.fj/index.php?docid=4125

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17 Comments
And
4/2/2015 02:58:36 pm

And we thought a university was a place where mature minds congregated and it was a repository of freedom and intellectual enterprise.
But under VC and "president" Rajesh Chandra the USP has been turned into a primary school with Chandra acting as the Headmaster!
He should be removed if the USP is to regain its place as an institution of higher learning in the region.

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Yep
4/2/2015 03:39:49 pm

Yep that sounds like a good " internal remedy" for USP - remove its dictatorial VCand"President" without delay.

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A hobbit
4/2/2015 04:46:45 pm

Rajesh is a dinosaur and a reminant of the old days. His days at USP are numbered.

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Bull....***t
4/2/2015 08:39:30 pm

He is scared shit of his position and now trying to scare the employees of exposing their dirt, come on usp union and staff it takes only 1 corrupt practice to expose everything and finally the exit doors opens in kind to the group of kama sutra.

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Take 1
5/2/2015 01:45:46 am

It takes minor misdemeanours into large scale nepotism and corruption, in VC's case stealing expensive potplants from the nursery for private home in Lautoka.

Take 2 promoting a junior tutor and a relative to the position of Director Marketing without undertaking due diligence in recruitment process!

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Take 3 link
5/2/2015 02:51:25 am

And appointing a self proclaiming intelligent woman as the Dean and Associate Professor even after none of the referees found her intelligent or appointable for the only reason both her husband and her are regime suckers.

Scary pants vc link
5/2/2015 03:01:50 am

Rajesh is so scared of any truths about his wrong doings being exposed that he pays John Apted millions to shut the frank, outspoken and none sucking staffs' mouths, buy them out, or chase them out. The list of those who have left and are leaving due to his bullying, terrorizing, manipulative and scheming techniques is very long.

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And
5/2/2015 01:43:43 am

And the VC and President Rajesh Chandra is not the only regime lackey parked in USP. There are shameful number of others who have forgotten what a university is meant to mean and stand for.

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gerry
5/2/2015 03:54:59 am

And how the VC iz protected by a bigger group of goons that prey on young girl students. ..a whole web of deceit n harassment going on....fijileaks dare to bare?

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Its a Script....
5/2/2015 12:29:19 pm

Dear All,
Its a play and its writtern by the VC and the so called dark shadows behind VC. The whole saga is to degrade the standard and intergrityof USP and its values and promote the Uni of Fiji and FNU, both were results of VC 'bad blood' of being overlooked as VC some 5-6 years ago when we opt for Oversea Acadermics. VC is a racist and so as Ganesh. The government should intervene before the future of Fijians go down the drain.

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USP VC Rajesh Chandra's scam
5/2/2015 12:59:03 pm

The VC's email to staff smacks of gestapo-like tactics and is very revealing of his corrupt style of leadership based on intimidation and denial of staff rights.

His email reveals that there is a problem with staff taking complaints directly to council or elsewhere. This reveals a lack of staff confidence in the VC and his so-called channels and processes. There is a good reason for this.

The VC has willfully manipulated the systems and processes to advantage himself and his cronies in terms of promotions, disciplinary matters, erosion of staff privileges and unilaterally changing USP policies. There is a great sense of injustice among affected staff. Naturally, they will tun to other avenues because the USP system is corrupt and broken and does not deliver justice.

The VC acts with impunity. He feels very powerful because of his links with the regime.

USP is nothing but a facade built by a rubbish VC. Thank you Fiji leaks for exposing the USP VC's scam. Please continue with the good work.

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USP VC Rajesh Chandra's corrupt legacy
5/2/2015 01:29:22 pm

VC Rajesh Chandra is most famous for two things:

1. highest erosion of staff privileges/benefits in USP's history.
2. highest cases of litigation ever.

As someone wrote, Jon Apted has become rich representing USP. Lawsuits stem from breaching policy and unfair denial of staff rights and unilaterally changing policy by VC and his strategically-placed cronies.

The staff union and its president Govind Lingam have been bought out by the cunning and manipulative VC with promise of professorship. The union looks the other way while the VC tramples on staff rights.

An example of how far the union has fallen is union invites VC to lecture and scold staff at its annual dinner and union members hugging the VC in the hope of getting some lollies - this is how the VC and president presides over a system that is corrupt to the core.

vinaka Victor for starting the USP 'clean-up' campaign.

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Kavita
5/2/2015 04:58:22 pm

Such a directive from VC Chandra is revealing a lot about his own caliber and capabilities as a vice chancellor of a university. It is displaying inadequacies that do not go with such a high level position.

The key resources for universities are the staff. These are knowledge workers and they are trained to manage themselves. That includes following legitimate processes to raise issues and grievances they may have. Other than the internal procedures, raising issues with existing worker organizations is a legitimate process and a right of the worker. The USP workers are organized and their membership to the respective trade unions provides them with that right. External parties are part of the trade unions as individuals holding key positions and as provided for under employment legislation. So how can such directives be successfully implemented? Is it not proper for a worker to inform, seek advice, get counseled, seek representation on his/her behalf from a trade union? Will it not be seen as an attempt to suppress if not allowed to do that?

Why is VC Chandra not so confident as a knowledge worker to handle such issues or grievances in a fair and just manner that staff do not feel there is a need for other recourse? Is it not part of his job? Why does he need to resort to some threatening directives to run the affairs of USP? Why suppress whistle – blowers if they can add value to the overall improvement in governance ? What is the practice of other international vice chancellors?

As a senior academic, why is he finding it hard to incorporate aspects of international ILO/UN conventions of freedom of association and freedom of speech in his governance?

While on it, it is becoming apparent the urgency on the need for Fiji to address the research question of why such a high failure rate of Fiji Nationals and Fiji bred academics to perform at VC level. The current failure rate is 50% - Dr Ganesh Chand (FNU - failed), Dr Mahendra Kumar (Uni of Fiji - failed), Late Save Siwatibau (USP - successful), Prof Rajesh Chandra (USP –successful).

Maybe it is appropriate for Prof Rajesh Chandra to address that research question as it may help him further to remain a successful Fiji bred academic and VC till the completion of his term

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Wise
5/2/2015 05:26:37 pm

Look at how FALE who has an unqualified Dean and two Associate Dean positions who being held by two who do not even qualify either ....all these people are MASIPOLO to VC

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more masipolo in FALE link
6/2/2015 02:39:46 am

There are more than just these 3 in FALE. There is the inflated balloon in the form of professor who got the title only at FNU then moved to USP. He is famous for thinking himself as a white man, and bullying his staff. Even when he is drunk and swears at the Dean, VC, and other senior academics, VC still keeps him since he does VC's harassing job in SLAM. Then there is sacking good for nothing union leader who understands nothing about unionism but is promoted since he is close to VC. Then there is a senior lecturer who was implicated in a student’s murder. But his is still at USP since he is close to Aiyaaz. Of course USP also has one time SLAM academic Ashwin. We havent yet begun looking at the ones at FSTE where molesters, drunkards, and VC spies are on big supply.

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Victor find out this please link
6/2/2015 07:37:09 pm

FSTE staff and union secretary Krishna Raghuwaiya molested a student. The student lodged a complain to USP. Nothing was done. She then filed the case at a police station. Krishna's friends namely Rajesh Chandra (since the academics in the union support him blindly), FSTE Dean Anjela Jokhan, and Bhibha Sharma used their contacts and the files disappeared from the police station. Poor girl is now no where to be seen since she has lost all trust with the institute that boasts of its excellence. I won't want my daughter to study at such an institute where morality has no place. Where the VC bends rules to suit himself and those close to him. Would do justice to the poor girl if these cronies could be questioned about this sick case. There are more cases like these that have been swept under the carpet by this VC only to save his buddies, suckers and spies. These molesters are still out there knowing that nothing will be done to them as long as Rajesh is there. Most are in FSTE.

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jameel
6/3/2016 05:37:03 am

if you want to decide the extent of molesting and gang rape happening to innocent virgins entering USP and going for the science disciplines as majors, go to the FSTE parties or union parties or evening drinks inside offices of the higher level lectures. you will be able to define what is happening here . and to what filthy level. I pity the wives of these lecturers and mostly who also work at USP with their wives in FSTE too. shame on them . the drinking buddies know who the lecturer is molesting and pressuring for grades and the wife is also the same school but friends dont say anything, even one lecturers mother came beginning of this year to check her son why late form office but son was smart . hid the girl and just told momma i m coming . bbyee. we junior TAs have to suffer and do all their durty work. mark the union executives and you will see the filth. not able to protect us for working conditions but molest young students all races. AG come to USP soon.

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