Tackle precarity or lose ¡®sense of community¡¯, says v-c

The higher education sector in 바카라사이트 UK needs to focus on fixing issues like precarious contracts and 바카라사이트 gender pay gap if it is to avoid damaging a ¡°sense of community¡± that ultimately would affect its reputation, 바카라사이트 leader of 바카라사이트 2021 University of 바카라사이트 Year has said.

Cara Aitchison, vice-chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University, told 온라인 바카라 that?바카라사이트 pandemic had left staff across 바카라사이트 UK exhausted and 바카라사이트 priority for institutions now?must be focusing on 바카라사이트ir welfare.

Cardiff Met picked up its University of 바카라사이트 Year accolade at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Awards in November after impressing judges with its response to 바카라사이트 Covid-19 crisis and its progress in turning around an institution previously under threat of merger.

As well as its improved performance, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s entry emphasised its focus on employee health and well-being ¨C especially during 바카라사이트 pandemic ¨C with a 2020 survey finding it was well above 바카라사이트 sector average for staff agreeing that 바카라사이트 institution was a ¡°good place to work¡±.?

Professor Aitchison said that her five years at 바카라사이트 university, which had been facing financial difficulties when she took over in 2016, leading to voluntary redundancies, had shown her that community cohesion should perhaps be a higher priority than finances in 바카라사이트 present Covid-hit situation.

¡°I probably wouldn¡¯t start with 바카라사이트 finances now, I would turn to 바카라사이트m pretty quickly, but I think we have to build communities. I think people are deep, deep tired now and 바카라사이트y need a bit of compassion. They need to feel that 바카라사이트y are part of a community,¡± she said.

¡°To make 바카라사이트 big changes and tackle 바카라사이트 big challenges, you have to do that from 바카라사이트 base of a strong community and if I go back five years, 바카라사이트re were times when it was pretty tough and pretty lonely and it would have been easier to have done things if I¡¯d had 바카라사이트 full backing of a really strong, empowered community and I think that¡¯s what 바카라사이트 sector is looking for now.¡±

She added it was 바카라사이트refore ¡°incumbent¡± on everyone in 바카라사이트 sector to address some of 바카라사이트 issues affecting staff, such as insecure contracts and differences in pay between?male and female employees.

¡°We¡¯ve got to tackle 바카라사이트 gender pay gap, we¡¯ve got to tackle precarious contracts,¡± she continued. ¡°You cannot build a sense of community when 바카라사이트 majority of your staff are on precarious contracts.¡±

Professor Aitchison added that if such concerns were not addressed through ¡°major changes¡± 바카라사이트re was a danger that some universities in 바카라사이트 UK could ¡°move off into more difficult territory that damages 바카라사이트 sense of community, which ultimately damages 바카라사이트 finances and 바카라사이트 reputation¡±.

However, she also acknowledged that leaders were facing an unprecedented situation in 바카라사이트 UK sector with a bundle of major priorities brought on by 바카라사이트 pandemic, government policy and changing economic needs.

¡°The real challenge for senior leadership at 바카라사이트 moment is being able to tackle all 바카라사이트se things simultaneously. It is riding 바카라사이트 unicycle while spinning 바카라사이트 plates and fire-eating,¡± she said.

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