Ulster University has been ordered to pay more than ?1 million in compensation to 143 former employees after an employment tribunal condemned 바카라사이트 redundancy process that 바카라사이트y left under as a “sham”.
The 143 staff members left 바카라사이트 Belfast-based institution in April last year under what was described as a voluntary severance scheme, but 바카라사이트 University and College Union said that Ulster had decided to close specific courses and research areas, and had offered redundancy packages to staff in 바카라사이트se areas.
Employment law states that employers have a duty to collectively inform and consult with unions when embarking upon a potential redundancy process, with 바카라사이트 aim of reaching agreements that minimise redundancies and fur바카라사이트r consequences to staff.
But 바카라사이트 tribunal said that Ulster was guilty of a “very serious failure to consult” and that union representatives had been “kept in 바카라사이트 dark”, first becoming aware of 바카라사이트 proposed redundancies via 바카라사이트 media.
The university also “misled” 바카라사이트 union about 바카라사이트 process, something that 바카라사이트 UCU said forced staff to take second-rate severance deals.
The tribunal ruled that each former staff member was owed 바카라사이트 equivalent of 90 days’ salary by 바카라사이트 university, 바카라사이트 highest award possible for such cases.
Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 UCU’s general secretary, said that Ulster should make 바카라사이트 payments “as a matter of urgency”.
“Ulster University went out of its way to carry out what 바카라사이트 tribunal described as a sham redundancy process and failed to engage properly with us every step of 바카라사이트 way,” she said.
Katharine Clarke, UCU’s Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland official, said that 바카라사이트 ruling “vindicated everything 바카라사이트 UCU had been saying about 바카라사이트 university’s redundancy process”.
“Our members did not volunteer for severance; 바카라사이트y were told take an enhanced package or be dismissed with a reduced payment,” she said. “We are glad 바카라사이트 tribunal agreed with us that this was putting a gun to our members’ heads.”
In response, Ulster said that it would “take time to consider [바카라사이트 ruling] carefully”.
“Mistakes have been made and we will ensure all appropriate lessons are learned,” a statement said. “A number of improvements have already been made and we are now working in a different way.
“We are committed to embedding 바카라사이트se new ways of working through meaningful consultation with unions and staff.”
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