UK university pay and working conditions
University accuses staff of ‘breach of contract’ for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action
Union leader says Southend campus closure will ‘take the heart out of the town’
New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
Scottish institutions made to address workplace inequalities and zero-hours contracts as condition of receiving grants
Increases to staff-student ratios could send university into a ‘death spiral’, says union leader as vice-chancellor insists institution must act now
Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff
UK’s biggest academic union unable to pursue national industrial action over pay and job cuts after it fails to meet minimum turnout threshold
The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a ‘real-terms pay cut’ while management spends elsewhere
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
Flexibility of hours and drive to do meaningful research among the things workers prize most highly, but could also be driving them to quit
Union plans to call four weeks of continuous strikes as university reviews staffing across several academic departments
Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics
University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award
Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities
Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers
Institutions not participating in annual negotiations again reward staff with more generous pay increases, with some paying double what employers have offered collectively
