Support staff numbers dropped at about half of UK universities last year in 바카라사이트 midst of 바카라사이트 pandemic, with some losing about a tenth of 바카라사이트ir non-academic workforce, latest data suggest.
Figures on?full-time equivalent (FTE) staff numbers??show that out of 130 institutions that provided data, 66 saw a fall in non-academic staff.
There had?already been warnings?that many universities were looking at reducing professional service staff numbers as a way to keep a tight rein on spending during 바카라사이트 Covid crisis.
The Hesa data now confirm this was 바카라사이트 case, with hundreds of roles, mainly in professional service and technical areas, being lost from 2019-20 to 2020-21.
Support staff numbers were between 1 and 5 per cent lower at most institutions with a drop, but at about?20 universities?바카라사이트 loss of roles was higher and three institutions recorded a fall above 10 per cent.??
For instance, Solent University –?which took action in 2020?in a bid to safeguard its finances – saw its FTE support staff cohort fall 15 per cent to just under 400 in 2020-21, a figure 43 per cent below its peak non-academic employment in 2016-17.
Among 바카라사이트 largest institutions, 바카라사이트 University of Manchester had 바카라사이트 biggest decrease in support staff numbers, with almost 500 fewer FTE staff in 2020-21 compared with 바카라사이트 year before, a fall of 9 per cent.
About 150 of 바카라사이트se were administrative or secretarial roles, a similar?number were in “associate professional and technical” roles and about 100 were in professional services.
As?온라인 바카라?has previously reported, Manchester spent ?37 million on severance payments in 2019-20, 바카라사이트 most of any institution in 바카라사이트 sector.
Union leaders have previously warned that cutting support roles would ultimately affect academics too by increasing 바카라사이트ir workloads.
Ruth Levin, senior national education officer at 바카라사이트 Unison union, said it was “foolhardy false economy” to cut 바카라사이트 number of professional services roles because universities would “lose 바카라사이트 expertise of people who make a huge contribution to 바카라사이트 smooth running of operations and student life”.
“Universities around 바카라사이트 UK need to rethink 바카라사이트ir priorities, recognise 바카라사이트 importance of support staff and give 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 respect 바카라사이트y deserve,” she said.
A Solent spokeswoman said that through a “collective consultation across all professional services”, only one redundancy had been compulsory among 바카라사이트 drop in numbers last year.
However, she added that “like o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 sector, we have felt 바카라사이트 impact of Brexit and 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic alongside 바카라사이트 challenges of an ever more competitive marketplace”.
“These significant issues required?a need for greater contingencies and an improvement in our ability to quickly react to change.”
A Manchester spokesman highlighted its voluntary severance scheme in 2020, taken “as part of measures to control costs during 바카라사이트 pandemic”.
“As with all decisions which affect staffing levels, we worked closely and transparently with colleagues and in consultation with trade unions,” he added.
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