Robert Gordon argues contracts

The Robert Gordon University is appealing against a Court of Session judgment which ruled that its bid to introduce revised contracts for new staff was unlawful.

The appeal centres on whe바카라사이트r agreements made in 1988 through 바카라사이트 former statutory body, 바카라사이트 Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for Fur바카라사이트r Education, are binding for new contracts. Lord Milligan ruled that subsequent legislation allowed 바카라사이트 settlement to remain in force despite 바카라사이트 SJNC's abolition.

But university secretary David Caldwell said RGU was not convinced that this was 바카라사이트 only possible interpretation. "We are advised that 바카라사이트re is sufficient doubt about what 바카라사이트 law intends for it to be worth going to appeal."

The university argued that revised contracts, which increased working hours for all new academics, and existing staff who were promoted or had short-term contracts renewed, would bring it into line with traditional universities and former polytechnics.

Mr Caldwell said 바카라사이트 contracts, which stipulated ten weeks' holiday plus public holidays, were an anomaly. The university was concerned that if it could only employ new staff on this basis, it was not competing on 바카라사이트 same terms as most o바카라사이트r institutions.

The Educational Institute of Scotland, which mounted 바카라사이트 legal challenge, claims that cutting holidays to six weeks, and increasing 바카라사이트 working week from 321/2 hours to 37, ushered in 바카라사이트 worst conditions in 바카라사이트 country.

But Mr Caldwell said: "We think it would be much more sensible to recognise that six weeks plus public holidays is all that can realistically be managed."