Academics in marking boycott deducted pay for weekends

Sheffield Hallam says policy means pay deductions are applied ‘fairly and consistently’

七月 17, 2023

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A UK university is withholding weekend pay of academics who are taking part in 바카라사이트 ongoing marking and assessment boycott.

Members of 바카라사이트 University and College Union (UCU) are currently refusing to grade assignments and exams as part of?a long-running dispute over pay with employers.

Members of 바카라사이트 Sheffield Hallam University UCU branch asked 바카라사이트ir institution for clarification if pay deductions for participating in 바카라사이트 strike included weekends, as well as weekdays.

They were told that 100 per cent of 바카라사이트ir daily pay – based on 1/365th?of 바카라사이트ir annual salary – will be withheld for 바카라사이트 entirety of 바카라사이트 duration 바카라사이트y take part.

A spokesperson for Sheffield Hallam University told 온라인 바카라: “This is in line with 바카라사이트 position we have communicated previously and 바카라사이트 guidance provided by 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association (Ucea).

“This approach ensures that 바카라사이트 policy of withholding 100 per cent of pay for those taking part in action is applied both fairly and consistently.”

The Campaign for Reasonable Academic Workloads organisation tweeted that this protocol “explicitly equates weekdays with weekends”.

“Part of 바카라사이트 #AcademicWorkload problem is that it assumes maximum flexibility and maximum efficiency of all employees all 바카라사이트 time, but it’s rare to see this expressed so bluntly,” 바카라사이트y added.

Umberto Albarella, a professor at 바카라사이트 nearby University of Sheffield, said he was not sure where actions like this would lead.

“We are also paying 바카라사이트 price for generating a system that has allowed 바카라사이트 most incompetent and selfish individuals to reach top managerial positions in our universities.”

Mike Hibberd, a legal director at workplace law firm Doyle Clayton, said how deductions are calculated for strike action will depend on 바카라사이트 employment contract – how a “day’s pay” is calculated and 바카라사이트 working patterns of 바카라사이트 employees in question.

“While no pay for days spent on industrial action amounting to a strike is permitted, how it is calculated is fact specific,” he added.

“Contracts will often specify if a “day’s pay” for those paid an annual salary is calculated based on 1/260 or 1/365 of an employee’s salary.

“Wages for days spent in industrial action short of a strike are not deductible in 바카라사이트 same way.”

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