The college is changing four policies and these changes affect your relationship with the college (your employment contract). Three are straightforward improvements, one is more problematic. A ballot will be issued so that we can collectively decide what to do next. Dear QMUCU Member We hope that the summer break was the right mix of … Continue reading Capability, Discipline and Grievance Policy Changes
Attendance Policy – September 2017
14 September, 2017 Attendance Policy and Ill-health: Reducing your Contractual Rights The college is attempting to impose changes to the attendance (sickness) policy. The policy changes are worse than the ones outlined in the last briefing note. The policy has not been agreed by the unions. Dear QMUCU Member Last week (Tuesday, 5 September) we … Continue reading Attendance Policy – September 2017
Gender pay gap
UCU published its latest report on the gender pay gap in HE on 17 May 2017. Branches are encouraged to submit an audit claim to management, and QMUCU submitted ours to HR on 23 May 2017 as follows: "Our UCU branch has resolved to pursue a local campaign to close the gender pay gap at … Continue reading Gender pay gap
QMUL TA Time Allocation Model
The QMUL - TA Time Allocation Model [doc] provides a common model for the allocation of Teaching Assistant time in HSS and S&E. Where Schools are using an alternative version, this should be made available to their TAs/ALs .
Open Day Letter to Prof Gaskell
QMUCU members will leafletting the QMUL Open Day today (Fri 24th June) as part of our continuing campaign for better pay, better contracts and better gender equality. We will providing letters for parents and prospective students to send to the QMUL Principal, Prof Gaskell. A copy is below - please amend if and as you … Continue reading Open Day Letter to Prof Gaskell
Pay campaign continues
Many thanks to all who turned out to do an hour's picketing (in some cases much longer!) on Wednesday and Thursday, helping to make it a successful national action with positive media coverage. As a branch we should feel proud that we managed to cover all five entrances to the Mile End campus, as well … Continue reading Pay campaign continues
Strike!
The strike is ON as yesterday’s negotiations offer no improvement. UCU negotiators met with the University and College Employer Association (UCEA) this week in the hope of finding a solution to the current dispute amidst growing anger over news that vice-chancellor pay rose by 6.1% last year. Regrettably UCEA made no improvement on the 1.1% … Continue reading Strike!
Pay: cut / cut / squeeze / ballot
Many QMUL staff will be shocked to receive a paycut in their April payslip. Pay Cut Starting from 1st April, the Government has abolished the 1.4% NI rebate given to those who'd contracting out of the State Pension in favour of a work place pension. So for everyone with a USS or SAUL pension, that … Continue reading Pay: cut / cut / squeeze / ballot
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