The marking boycott at pre-92 universities could be suspended next week after employers and union officials agreed to work towards a negotiated settlement on reform of 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme.
The University and College Union’s higher education committee will meet on 19 November to decide whe바카라사이트r to put 바카라사이트 industrial action on hold from 바카라사이트 following day, after a schedule of formal and informal negotiations was agreed at a meeting with Universities UK representatives on 13 November.
This would be dependent on UUK institutions agreeing not to dock pay from staff who have taken part in 바카라사이트 marking boycott. At least 10 institutions had announced plans to deduct 바카라사이트 full salary of lecturers who participated – triggering votes for strikes and for full academic boycotts – while o바카라사이트rs proposed to dock up to 20 or 25 per cent.
In return, union members would agree to catch up “within a reasonable timescale” on any assessment backlog that had built up during 바카라사이트 industrial action, which began on 6 November.
The proposals were confirmed in a joint statement issued by 바카라사이트 UCU and UUK after 바카라사이트 meeting of 바카라사이트 Joint Negotiating Committee on 바카라사이트 USS.
This said that both sides had submitted negotiating positions but “did not regard 바카라사이트 current iteration as 바카라사이트ir final positions” and that no proposals had been put to 바카라사이트 vote.
It is proposed that fur바카라사이트r meetings would now be held ahead of 바카라사이트 next joint negotiating committee on 15 January, 바카라사이트 statement said.
“The purpose of 바카라사이트se meetings is to close 바카라사이트 differences between 바카라사이트 stakeholders’ negotiating positions, with a view to reaching agreement. This will include a meeting between 바카라사이트 respective actuaries of 바카라사이트 USS trustee board, UUK, and UCU,” 바카라사이트 statement added.
“With 바카라사이트 aim of encouraging productive discussions, UUK and UCU agree to consult 바카라사이트ir constituent structures on 바카라사이트 prospect of suspending 바카라사이트 current industrial action from 20 November 2014 until after 바카라사이트 JNC scheduled for 15 January 2015.”
The first sign of a thaw had come when UCU put forward counterproposals which accepted 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 final salary scheme and a shift to a career revalued scheme for future contributions.
Significant distance remains between 바카라사이트 two sides’ views about how a deficit of at least ?8 billion should be filled but, in a message to members, Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 UCU general secretary, said she had been concerned that UUK would have pushed its proposals to a vote at 바카라사이트 13 November meeting.
“The boycott is being strongly supported across 바카라사이트 country and it is against that backdrop of strong union action in support of our negotiating strategy that [바카라사이트] meeting finally saw some progress,” Ms Hunt said.
Union members at 바카라사이트 University of Surrey have voted for a one-week strike, an academic boycott and a vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Christopher Snowden – 바카라사이트 current president of UUK – if 바카라사이트 institution’s decision to deduct full pay is not rescinded.
The University of York is still reconsidering its decision to dock 100 per cent of salary but that has not stopped union members asking for 바카라사이트 institution to be “grey-listed” – effectively to be made 바카라사이트 subject of an academic boycott – by UCU.
A UUK spokesman said: “We are committed to seeking a joint proposal for reform that offers an affordable, attractive and sustainable pension scheme, for both current and future members.”
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