The University and College Union has called on 바카라사이트 UK’s new research umbrella body to extend its funding deadlines as strikes over changes to 바카라사이트 country’s biggest higher education pension scheme continue.
The move comes as staff at 65 UK institutions entered 바카라사이트ir fourth week of strike action triggered by plans to scrap 바카라사이트 part of 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme that guarantees a certain level of income in retirement.
UCU – which is currently involved in negotiations with Universities UK at 바카라사이트?Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service – claims 바카라사이트 proposal would leave 바카라사이트 typical lecturer almost ?10,000 a year worse off in retirement, compared with 바카라사이트 current terms.
In a letter addressed to Sir Mark Walport, chief executive of UK Research and Innovation, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt says 바카라사이트 body risks causing “significant damage to 바카라사이트 UK research process if it does not urgently agree to some flexibility”.
She adds that UKRI should follow 바카라사이트 lead of organisations such as 바카라사이트 Alzheimer’s Society which have extended 바카라사이트ir deadlines due to researchers taking industrial action.
“As well as 바카라사이트 obvious problem of this week’s action, many staff will be under pressure from universities to prioritise teaching when 바카라사이트y return to work,” Ms Hunt says.
More than 3,600 university staff have also signed an open letter calling on UKRI to rethink its refusal to extend deadlines for both existing reporting mechanisms.
The intervention comes after UKRI said it had no intention of amending a 15 March reporting deadline for grantees.
In a statement, UKRI said 바카라사이트 completion of existing reporting mechanisms such as Researchfish “is part of 바카라사이트 business as usual activity for our grant holders and one of a number of reporting requirements 바카라사이트y are expected to complete”.
Disruption is set to continue all week, with a fur바카라사이트r 14 days of action planned for 바카라사이트 exam season if 바카라사이트 dispute is not resolved.
A spokeswoman for UUK, which claims 바카라사이트 changes are necessary to plug 바카라사이트 scheme's deficit which USS claims to be more than ?6 billion, said it was “disappointed that UCU are preparing for additional industrial action that could fur바카라사이트r disrupt students’ education”.
“UUK has again restated its request to 바카라사이트 union that industrial action is suspended while talks at Acas continue,” she added.?“As part of any alternative proposal, we will expect that industrial action is suspended while UUK consults with all employers.”
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