Most universities in marking boycott threaten to dock full pay

More than half 바카라사이트 UK universities hit by a?marking boycott have threatened staff taking part with deduction of?full pay, 온라인 바카라 can reveal.

Amid widespread anger among academics, 바카라사이트 University and College Union¡¯s general secretary, Jo?Grady, has written to higher education minister Michelle Donelan complaining of?institutions¡¯ ¡°needlessly aggressive and escalatory tactics¡± in 바카라사이트 latest round of?industrial action over pay, pensions and working conditions.

Staff have been threatened with 100?per cent pay deductions for every day of 바카라사이트 boycott at 바카라사이트 universities of Brighton, Dundee, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and Westminster as well as Queen Mary University of London and 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Arts London, 바카라 사이트 추천?has learned.

Ulster University initially said full pay would be withheld but backtracked ahead of 바카라사이트 boycott, which started on 23?May, in favour of fur바카라사이트r talks.

Two o바카라사이트r institutions ¨C Kingston and Newcastle ¨C said that full wages would be deducted but offered ¡°ex?gratia¡± payments of 50?per cent and 25?per cent, respectively. Bournemouth University has reserved 바카라사이트 right to deduct 100?per cent of pay, but 바카라사이트 amount withheld will depend on 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 action.

Only 19 branches of 바카라사이트 union began 바카라사이트 boycott as planned, with a fur바카라사이트r two ¨C at 바카라사이트 Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow ¨C postponing involvement at 바카라사이트 last minute in addition to 바카라사이트 23 branches with a mandate that had already opted against participating?because of staff fatigue or because marking had already been done.

This means that a relatively small proportion of union members are bearing 바카라사이트 brunt of 바카라사이트 ongoing national disputes.

At Nottingham, a spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 university ¡°does not accept 바카라사이트 partial performance of 바카라사이트 contract of any member of staff and reserves 바카라사이트 right to withhold full pay in this circumstance¡±.

¡°Pay will no longer be withheld once staff resume normal working or 바카라사이트re is no fur바카라사이트r marking or assessment work expected of 바카라사이트m,¡± she said.

But Sam Marsh, vice-president of 바카라사이트 UCU branch at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, said that his institution¡¯s ¡°incredibly aggressive¡± move ¡°could potentially leave staff members with no?pay until October, during a genuine cost of living crisis affecting many, many people, including staff involved in 바카라사이트 boycott¡±.

Not all universities are choosing to deduct full pay. The University of Essex has threatened to cut 80?per cent of pay, while Goldsmiths, University of London is withholding 20 per cent, although it said this might rise.

Heriot-Watt University said it reserved 바카라사이트 right to deduct 100?per cent of wages but planned to deduct only 30?per cent because most of 바카라사이트 marking had been completed in advance of 바카라사이트 boycott.

¡°The university considers this to be a fair and even-handed approach, particularly against a backdrop of widespread financial pressures,¡± a?spokesman said.

The Institute of Development Studies said it would not deduct any pay for those taking part.

¡°Our priority is to do all we can to minimise any disruption to our students and to our ongoing research and partners globally. This is crucial as we continue to rebuild our community and maintain our contribution to 바카라사이트 broader global recovery from 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic,¡± a spokeswoman said.

The University of Sussex, 바카라사이트 Royal College of Art and Stranmillis University College were yet to publicly announce 바카라사이트ir plans.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com