Sussex UCU, Brighton, UK

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  • Collective Consultation Summary

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    UCU Report Dear members, In total, UNITE, Unison and UCU represented staff at seven formal Collective Consultation meetings between 11th June and 15th July. As the summaries of those meetings noted, the consultation was mostly productive and conducted in good faith. We worked with management to identify issues with the process and proposals and to…

  • Collective Consultation meeting Tuesday 30th June and Thursday 2nd July

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    Selection Process and Criteria Joint Report by UCU, UNISON and UNITE Last week saw two collective consultation meetings, focused on the selection process and criteria for redundancy.  In the first meeting, taking place on the 30th June, we discussed the proposed Professional Services Redundancy Selection Process and Criteria. The Trade Unions asked for further details…

  • Collective Consultation meeting Wednesday 24th June

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    Redundancy Terms and Pay Protection Proposal Joint Report by UCU, UNISON and UNITE The third collective consultation meeting focused on the voluntary and compulsory redundancy offers and terms, as well as the proposed changes to pay protection. The Trade Unions informed management that we would be requesting improved redundancy payments in our responses submitted to…

  • Collective Consultation meeting, June 18th 2026

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    Wellbeing, Organisational Stress Risk Assessment and Equality Impact Analyses UNISON, UNITE and UCU joint report The second collective consultation meeting was focused on the EDI and wellbeing related aspects of the redundancy proposals. This covered the wellbeing support available to staff, the organisational stress risk assessment and the equality impact analyses conducted for both the…

  • Collective Consultation meeting, June 11th 2026

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    Financial Situation and Business Change Documents UNISON, UNITE and UCU joint report The first collective consultation meeting focused on the financial situation of the university and the stated aim of reducing pay costs further through the proposed redundancy exercise. The Trade Unions reiterated our demand for compulsory redundancies to be taken off the table and…

  • Sign Open Letter on Student Finance Issues

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    Sussex Students’ Union have published an open letter regarding the recent student finance issues that have affected members of our Sussex community. Sussex Exec voted to endorse and circulate the letter last week in support of USSU and our affected members. In early March, just under 900 students received ‘reminder letters’ from the University Finance…

  • UCU-USSU joint statement on Sussex summer graduation 2023

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    Following feedback from students, representatives from the Students’ Union and Sussex UCU have met several times this week to discuss plans for graduation. We have collectively listened to, and responded to student and UCU members’ concerns around any potential disruption to graduation ceremonies in the context of the ongoing marking and assessment boycott. UCU (with…

  • Sussex UCU Supports Mitie Must Fall Campaign

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    Motion passed at Sussex UCU AGM, 11th May 2022 This branch notes: This branch believes: This branch resolves: 1. To endorse the five demands of the student-led MitieMustFall campaign: (a) “Immediate and full publication of the university’s contract with Mitie Group Plc, relating to their part ownership of Sussex Estates and Facilities. b) “An immediate…

  • Analysis of Sussex staff pulse survey

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    Updated: Apr 20, 2022 The third pulse survey is planned for April. It will be a bit different than the first two. There is a smaller set of core questions that will be asked every six months and a number of questions that allow for a closer look at a particular topic. The University will try…

  • Use of surveys and survey data by the UEG

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    We previously wrote about the design and implementation of the Size and Shape survey. Fortunately, the Senate has ruled that consultation on this crucial programme is not up to the required standard — partly because the UEG tried to present “findings” from a poorly designed survey before it had had time to digest the data…