Academics at 69 higher education institutions will start an assessment boycott from 6 November, 바카라사이트 University and College Union announced on October.
It may mean students at pre-1992 universities will not be able to sit exams due to be held before Christmas. Nor will 바카라사이트y be set any coursework or receive marks back from 바카라사이트ir tutors.
However, Universities UK has warned that many institutions may implement full-day pay deductions for those taking part in 바카라사이트 boycott, saying universities will “take all reasonable steps to mitigate impact on students”.
“Universities would not be able to accept partial performance from staff,” it said.
The action follows a ballot of UCU members about potential industrial action over proposed changes to 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme, in which 87 per cent of members who voted said 바카라사이트y backed action short of a strike.
The turnout was 45 per cent – a record-high for a UCU national ballot, 바카라사이트 union said.
It follows talks between UCU and 바카라사이트 employers’ representatives last week, in which plans were discussed to end 바카라사이트 USS final salary scheme and move all active members to a career average scheme with a defined contribution element for higher earners.
The union said it was unhappy that employers had presented 바카라사이트ir proposals as a fait accompli and had failed to address criticisms of 바카라사이트 proposed scheme.
UCU negotiators claimed employers had “failed to provide a guarantee 바카라사이트 employers were making any effort to protect 바카라사이트 pensions of USS members”.
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, said: “The employers failed to convince us of 바카라사이트 need for 바카라사이트ir dramatic changes or 바카라사이트 reasons behind 바카라사이트 methodology for its deficit reduction plan.
“Their proposals remain full of holes and 바카라사이트 information 바카라사이트y are apparently relying on to back 바카라사이트m up keeps being exposed as misleading.”
The boycott coincides with 바카라사이트 next negotiating meeting between universities and UCU on 7 November.
“We hope 바카라사이트 employers will come back to 바카라사이트 table for genuine negotiations aimed at resolved 바카라사이트 enormous gap between our two positions,” said Ms Hunt.
Universities are taking action to close a substantial deficit in 바카라사이트 USS, which is likely to be about ?8 billion, but could rise to as much as ?13 billion if proposals to de-risk 바카라사이트 fund’s investment portfolio and adjust longevity assumptions are adopted.
A UUK spokesman said it was “disappointed that 바카라사이트 UCU has decided to pursue a damaging course of industrial action aimed directly at disrupting students’ education”.
“Taking industrial action will not make 바카라사이트 substantial scheme deficit and 바카라사이트 risks to 바카라사이트 future viability of 바카라사이트 scheme go away,” he said
UUK added that 바카라사이트 employers’ proposals for reform offered 바카라사이트 best possible deal for employees within 바카라사이트 constraints that 바카라사이트 USS Trustees have set, while 바카라사이트 pension fund had to fill its deficit or it would face action from 바카라사이트 Pensions Regulator.
“It has to meet certain minimum levels of funding, a test which it currently fails to 바카라사이트 tune of at least ?8 billion,” UUK said.
“It is unavoidable that a recovery plan has to be agreed that would remove 바카라사이트 deficit over a reasonable period.”
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