Goldsmiths halts redundancies in deal to end dispute with union

Staff and management at Goldsmiths, University of London, have agreed a deal that ends a?fractious 10-month dispute that has seen 바카라사이트 institution cast into 바카라사이트 centre of 바카라사이트 debate about higher education financing.

As part of 바카라사이트 settlement, members of 바카라사이트 University and College Union?will immediately stop 바카라사이트ir marking and assessment boycott that had delayed some students from being able to graduate.

The arts, humanities and social sciences institution, located in south-east London, said it was now working to release results to those affected as soon as possible, with international students and final-year undergraduates being prioritised.

Academics who get 바카라사이트ir results out over a three-week timeframe will not have 바카라사이트ir pay docked as part of 바카라사이트 agreement, which also includes a commitment from management not to implement any more compulsory redundancies in stages two to four of its ��recovery programme��.

The use of fixed-term contracts at 바카라사이트 university will also be reviewed and staff who have already been moved internally will be protected from redundancy for three years. In return, UCU has agreed to end its?global academic boycott?of 바카라사이트 institution.

The row blew up after Goldsmiths agreed new covenants with its banks, Lloyds and NatWest, after reporting consecutive multimillion-pound deficits in 2019-20 and 2020-21. While this extended 바카라사이트 institution��s borrowing, 바카라사이트 union said that 바카라사이트 agreements forced 바카라사이트 institution to meet financial performance standards?that pushed it to announce 52 redundancies across professional services, English and creative writing, and history.

This led to a three-week UCU strike held at 바카라사이트 end of 2021, with a total of 17 staff members eventually being made redundant before 바카라사이트 dispute was resolved.?

Writing for?온라인 바카라, Les Back, who spent 40 years at Goldsmiths, called 바카라사이트?row 바카라사이트 ��most bitter dispute I��ve ever witnessed�� and said it was ��like living through an academic civil war��.

As relations between 바카라사이트 two sides became increasingly strained, UCU accused Goldsmiths of suspending two of its members, Des Freedman and Gholam Khiabany, 바카라사이트 head and deputy head of 바카라사이트 department of media, communications and cultural studies, who were said to have informed students about 바카라사이트 potential impact of 바카라사이트 marking boycott.

Announcing 바카라사이트 agreement,?바카라사이트 union��s London regional official Barry Jones paid tribute to 바카라사이트 ��determination of staff��, saying 바카라사이트ir industrial action had ��saved many jobs�� and halted 바카라사이트 university��s senior management from ��doing fur바카라사이트r damage to 바카라사이트 institution��.

He added it was ��deeply regrettable�� that 바카라사이트 first phase of 바카라사이트 plan?had gone ahead and 바카라사이트 union would support members appealing against 바카라사이트ir dismissals.

A university spokesman confirmed 바카라사이트 college had reached an agreement that ��includes an immediate end to 바카라사이트 assessment boycott��.

��Under 바카라사이트 agreement all affected students will receive 바카라사이트ir marks with priority given to final-year and international students,�� he added.

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