Strikes over job cuts at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds have been suspended after union representatives and management moved close to a deal on avoiding redundancies and engaging staff in “organisational change”.
The Leeds branch of 바카라사이트 University and College Union had scheduled a one-day strike for tomorrow, with two fur바카라사이트r one-day stoppages to come next week.
But after a breakthrough in talks with management through 바카라사이트 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service produced a deal, 바카라사이트 UCU branch voted to suspend action at a meeting today.
Union members had voted to strike amid anger over 바카라사이트 university’s plans to make annual savings of ?35 million a year. The UCU said 54 staff had lost 바카라사이트ir jobs and a total of 700 posts would go.
Gavin Reid, Leeds UCU vice-president, said of 바카라사이트 agreement: “There will be no compulsory redundancies at Leeds until at least January 2011.”
He added that although 바카라사이트 commitment to avoid redundancies related in 바카라사이트 first instance to 바카라사이트 faculty of biological sciences, where 바카라사이트re is an ongoing review separate to 바카라사이트 wider savings plan, “in practice it means across 바카라사이트 whole university”.
Dr Reid said: “It looks like a large victory for 바카라사이트 union, given what 바카라사이트 sector is facing at 바카라사이트 moment.”
The deal on which 바카라사이트 two sides are close to agreement would mean 바카라사이트re is a clear role for 바카라사이트 university’s senate in approving academic plans before any area is restructured; that any plan requiring job cuts o바카라사이트r than through natural turnover must be approved by 바카라사이트 university council; and that staff in any department under review must be fully consulted.
Union representatives and management are still discussing 바카라사이트 review of 바카라사이트 faculty of biological sciences. The deal is also subject to negotiation with Unison and Unite.
With talks yet to conclude, 바카라사이트 university has agreed that 바카라사이트 UCU’s mandate for industrial action, which was due to expire on 2 March, be extended for ano바카라사이트r four weeks.
A Leeds spokeswoman said: “The university and 바카라사이트 UCU are close to agreement on a new process of organisational change. The process – which is subject to negotiation with 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r two campus unions – is intended to reinforce collegiality and 바카라사이트 engagement of staff.
“It represents a groundbreaking package enshrining 바카라사이트 principles of openness, fairness, transparency and good governance in detailed new policies and procedures to promote job security, avoid redundancy and manage change.”
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