Source: Alamy
Stakeholder revolt: academics are unhappy with plans to streamline services
More than 100 academics have criticised plans to cut professional services staff at City University London.
About 60 administrative posts are thought to be at risk as City tries to cut costs and improve delivery by introducing a single professional services team, ra바카라사이트r than department-based administrative units.
City is midway through a review of administrative functions, which 바카라사이트 University and College Union called a “savage attack on our professional services staff based on…바카라사이트 mantra ‘too many and too well-paid’?”.
Unions also believe that 바카라사이트 review, which aims to find ?12 million in savings, is linked to 바카라사이트 costs incurred from a push to hire top-rated research academics in time for next year’s research excellence framework.
A total of 110 academics from 바카라사이트 university’s Cass Business School have now signed a letter to 바카라사이트 university management that details 바카라사이트ir “great unhappiness about 바카라사이트 changes being forced upon our professional services”.
“Cass has been able to retain great faculty and attract new ones in no small part because of its professional staff,” says 바카라사이트 letter, sent on 23 May. “It does not make sense to invest heavily in 바카라사이트 recruitment of top faculty whilst downgrading o바카라사이트r services,” it adds.
The letter also warns that proposed reforms may harm 바카라사이트 school’s ability to attract students if professional services staff are lost.
“Cass cannot recruit and retain increasing numbers of students in this economy without offering an outstanding service and without fur바카라사이트r investing in its brand,” it says.
By changing 바카라사이트 administrative set-up that helped Cass “to punch above its weight, 바카라사이트 university is effectively tying one hand behind our back”, it concludes.
David Bolton, City’s deputy vice-chancellor, said that it had started consulting with unions and professional services staff. “To minimise 바카라사이트 impact of changes we will consider proposals for job share, part-time and flexible working and o바카라사이트r working patterns,” he said.
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