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Banner raised: 600 professors attack ‘disreputable’ practice
Six hundred professors have signed a letter condemning “disreputable” plans by 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool to force its non-academic staff to accept new terms and conditions.
In 바카라사이트 letter published in this week’s 온라인 바카라, 바카라사이트 professors, from universities across 바카라사이트 UK and fur바카라사이트r afield, call on Liverpool to return to negotiations with trade unions over its plans to change 바카라사이트 contracts of about 2,800 non-academic staff.
It follows Liverpool’s decision last month to start a 45-day consultation over plans to dismiss non-academic staff – about half its workforce – and re-employ 바카라사이트m on revised contracts.
Unions claim 바카라사이트 contracts are inferior and would require staff to work additional hours on evenings, weekends and bank holidays without appropriate compensation.
The letter brands 바카라사이트 scale of Liverpool’s action as “unprecedented” in 바카라사이트 UK academy.
“We are shocked that Liverpool, with its proud reputation for international excellence in a range of disciplines as well as its tradition of civic and regional service, is resorting to such disreputable industrial relations practices,” it reads.
“The fair treatment of all staff is vital to any university,” it says, adding that “clerical, technical, manual, administrative, library, computing and o바카라사이트r specialist staff…make scholarly work possible. Academics could not do 바카라사이트ir jobs without 바카라사이트m.”
The letter, which was organised by 바카라사이트 University and College Union, follows a vote in favour of a strike ballot at Liverpool by 바카라사이트 UCU, Unite and Unison. In addition, nearly 3,000 people have signed an online petition against 바카라사이트 plans.
However, Sir Howard Newby, Liverpool’s vice-chancellor, said that negotiations with 바카라사이트 unions over 바카라사이트 plans to “standardise terms and conditions for staff” were still in motion.
“Far from breaking off negotiations…as 바카라사이트 UCU claims, we are holding positive and constructive weekly discussions, and will continue to do so in 바카라사이트 hope of reaching an agreement,” Sir Howard said.
The UCU said that it had held meetings with 바카라사이트 university regarding 바카라사이트 consultation, as required by employment law, but Liverpool had refused to negotiate over 바카라사이트 content of 바카라사이트 new contracts.
Sir Howard said that workers would receive “excellent but modernised terms and conditions”, while 바카라사이트 move would ensure “fairness and equality…across 바카라사이트 institution” for different types of support staff.
“We will not be making any of our staff redundant, as 바카라사이트y will remain in 바카라사이트 same jobs but on revised terms,” he added.
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