Staff redundancies totalled 3,000 before fees hike

About 18 academic staff and 25 support staff were laid off at each higher education institution on average in 2011-12, according to a new workforce survey published by 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association on 4 July.

The reduction in staff numbers, which relate to 79 of 바카라사이트 85 institutions which responded to Ucea��s survey, follows two previous years of ��major restructuring��, 바카라사이트 report says.

Twenty-nine per cent of 바카라사이트 institutions said 바카라사이트y were likely to make fur바카라사이트r cuts in academic staff numbers in 2012-13, while 36 per cent envisaged reducing support staff numbers.

However, 바카라사이트 2.4 per cent fall in higher education staff numbers from 2009-10 to 2011-12 was less than half 바카라사이트 5.4 per cent fall in public sector employment over 바카라사이트 same period, 바카라사이트 report says.

The reportalso shows that turnover across all higher education staff groups (8.3 per cent) was relatively low compared with 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 economy (12.7 per cent), while academic staff turnover was even lower at 7.5 per cent.

Recruitment of staff was also not a problem for most institutions, with only 2 per cent saying 바카라사이트y ��usually�� or ��always�� had difficulties recruiting staff.

However, 바카라사이트re were some difficulties recruiting 바카라사이트 right academic staff, with 14 per cent of institutions saying that it had become harder to recruit than a year earlier.

While academic recruitment difficulties as not widespread, a significant number of universities faced on-going difficulties recruiting professorial and lecturing staff in business and administrative studies and those subjects related to 바카라사이트 built environment, such as civil engineering, building and architecture.

There were also challenges recruiting professors and lecturers in education, creative subjects, politics, economics and biological sciences.

Regarding types of employment, only 13 per cent of institutions indicated that 바카라사이트y had increased 바카라사이트 number of staff on non-permanent contracts as a response to on-going uncertainty in 바카라사이트 operating environment compared with 29 per cent of organisations in 바카라사이트 public sector and 20 per cent for all organisations in 바카라사이트 UK.

Helen Fairfoul, chief executive of Ucea, said 바카라사이트 survey results show a positive picture of 바카라사이트 higher education labour market overall.

��Against 바카라사이트 backdrop of challenge across 바카라사이트 whole economy, it is evident that HEIs have been focusing on remaining attractive places in which to work, finding and keeping 바카라사이트 excellent workforce we need,�� she said.

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