Tag: higher-education

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

Jul 8, 2026

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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 11th 2026

Jul 8, 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…

Success Story: Transforming Doctoral Tutor Contract at Sussex University

Jun 14, 2024

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In Summer 2022, Sussex UCU triumphed in a marking boycott, securing a new contract for Doctoral Tutors, addressing issues of casualization. The process involved local campaigning, support from the national PGR as Staff Campaign, and negotiating for improved terms and conditions, marking a significant achievement in the fight against casualization.

UCU Sussex Executive Committee statement on the policing of free speech

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Curtailing of Palestinian solidarity and academic freedom on campus UCU Sussex Executive Committee expresses our unequivocal solidarity with the people of Palestine. We express our sadness and devastation at the recent immense suffering and loss of life in Palestine and Israel and we unequivocally condemn the murder of civilians, no matter their religion or nationality.…

Branch priorities with detailed evidence on USS ahead of the UUK conference

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Updated: Aug 31, 2023 Image: copy of Figure 3 below, see section 3.2 for details and links to data and analysis. Ahead of the UUK’s annual conference at the University of Manchester, 6-7 September, we have summarised Sussex and IDS UCU priorities on USS, presented with evidence, which we hope to see reflected in the Sussex…

Sussex and IDS UCU branch draft views on the UUK USS consultation

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Updated: Aug 2, 2023 Sussex and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UCU branch present four draft priorities for the USS consultation in Section 5 below. We are seeking feedback including at the All Campus USS Community Forum on Wednesday 9 August 1pm-2pm. Background nationally: In March 2023 UCU and UUK agreed a joint statement on USS…

Outsourcing at Sussex set to continue despite initial promises

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Background to insourcing consultation In November last year many of us received an email from University of Sussex Vice-Chancellor Sasha Roseneil titled ‘Creating a better campus – the future of campus services’. The email spoke of how ‘the original outsourcing of these services a decade ago caused considerable unhappiness within the University community’ [see the…

Sussex financial report by Andrew McGettigan

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