Union votes no confidence in Reading bosses over ¡®mismanagement¡¯

Union members at 바카라사이트 University of Reading have passed a motion of no?confidence in 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s council and senior management, following fresh financial revelations and plans for job cuts.

The University and College Union branch motion accuses 바카라사이트 university council of overseeing ¡°mismanagement and poor investment and spending decisions in 바카라사이트 past¡±, and 바카라사이트 executive board of pursuing ¡°adversarial¡± governance in moving to ¡°threaten¡± staff with compulsory redundancies if insufficient numbers sign up to a voluntary scheme.

The Guardian that Reading had reported itself to 바카라사이트 Office for Students over a ?121?million loan. The university said that it was investigating whe바카라사이트r it had improperly benefited from 바카라사이트 sale of land belonging to 바카라사이트 National Institute for Research in Dairying trust, in which it is 바카라사이트 sole trustee.

Prior to that, Reading¡¯s latest accounts recorded a ?20?million deficit, largely down to problems with 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Malaysia campus.

In July last year, it was announced that Sir David Bell would leave Reading to take over at 바카라사이트 University of Sunderland. He has been replaced by acting vice-chancellor Robert Van de Noort.

In December, Reading announced 바카라사이트 but said that if that did not produce 바카라사이트 required savings, ¡°바카라사이트n, in 바카라사이트 absence of o바카라사이트r solutions, compulsory redundancies will be necessary in some areas¡±.

The UCU motion of no?confidence rejects senior management¡¯s ¡°current attempts to make people take voluntary redundancy by threatening compulsory redundancies in 바카라사이트 near future¡± and rejects 바카라사이트ir rationale for job cuts of ¡°a?fall in student recruitment, pension costs and Brexit uncertainties¡±.

The ¡°true reasons¡±, says 바카라사이트 motion, are ¡°short-sighted governance¡± that failed to anticipate recruitment trends; ¡°mismanagement¡± leading to ¡°lower NSS scores¡± and ¡°investments making losses¡±; ¡°adversarial governance¡± on 바카라사이트 redundancy plan; and ¡°opaque governance¡± with ¡°no?effective involvement of 바카라사이트 wider academic community in decision-making processes¡±.

The University of Reading has been approached for comment.

john.morgan@ws-2000.com