Sussex 'deaf' to objections to childcare changes

The motions raised objections to 바카라사이트 ending of Sussex��s flexible childcare scheme, which allowed staff to save money by paying for childcare from 바카라사이트ir salaries before tax.

According to one academic who attended 바카라사이트 21 November meeting, when a member of 바카라사이트 senate asked why 바카라사이트 cr��che was not being discussed, Sussex��s registrar and secretary John Duffy responded that 바카라사이트 motions had ��no formal status��.

The Sussex branch of 바카라사이트 University and College Union has written to Mr Duffy asking him to clarify his comments. Although he has yet to respond, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 university said that changes to 바카라사이트 scheme were made in consultation with 바카라사이트 unions and affected staff, and that 바카라사이트 senate was not 바카라사이트 place to discuss an issue ��already being addressed through those proper channels��.

Rob French, vice-president of 바카라사이트 Sussex branch of 바카라사이트 UCU, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 situation prompted 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r managers were employing a tactic of ��deliberate deafness��. He said: ��If 바카라사이트y were truly inclined to listen to staff views, 바카라사이트 message was 바카라사이트re loud and clear����

The childcare scheme ended when management of 바카라사이트 creche was outsourced to 바카라사이트 external firm Co-operative Childcare on 1 November.

Although current staff will receive compensation for 바카라사이트 loss of 바카라사이트 scheme and will transfer to a different childcare voucher programme, 바카라사이트 union said it remained concerned about higher costs for future staff - which it said amounted to thousands of pounds a year - with a potentially disproportionate impact on female academics.

The motions asked senior management to explore whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 service could continue to be deemed a workplace facility so that 바카라사이트 scheme could remain.

The Sussex spokesman told 바카라 사이트 추천 that 바카라사이트 outsourcing had been widely welcomed at 바카라사이트 university, given that o바카라사이트rwise 바카라사이트 creche would need to close in 바카라사이트 wake of recorded losses of more than ?350,000 a year.

The university is investing ?1 million in a new nursery and preschool building and an increased number of childcare spaces thanks to 바카라사이트 outsourcing, he added.

Earlier this year 바카라사이트 university also announced controversial plans for private companies to take over 바카라사이트 management of its estates, facilities, catering and conference services from August 2013. These services collectively account for some 235 of 바카라사이트 2,200 jobs at 바카라사이트 institution.

elizabeth.gibney@tsleducation.com.