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Trinity Middle East academic says he was given double workload as punishment for complaint
Summary
Dr Idriss Jebari, a lecturer in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College Dublin, claimed that after raising concerns about an uneven distribution of teaching duties, he was penalised by being assigned a double teaching workload for the spring term. He said the increased load, which he calculated at nearly 650 hours, caused severe burnout, leading to medical leave. Jebari also alleged that his tenure application, which he secured in February 2024, was threatened by the head of department's refusal to support his request for a research sabbatical and a lack of supervisory meetings. He further contended that the conflict in Gaza and a campus occupation heightened his stress, requiring him to exercise extra caution in his teaching. The case is pending a decision by the Workplace Relations Commission.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Trinity Middle East academic says he was given double workload as punishment for complaint. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2022 Other
- 2024-07-30 Publication
Why: He said that he had to engage in teaching with an "added level of care and censorship" because of the conflict and that there was "extra labour" given that he had to be "very careful about the wording". CNI source report
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