STOP PRESS NEWS! This just in! PROGRESSION AND REWARD IS BACK! According to the Reporter, University Council has decided to approve the re-introduction of all reward and progression schemes for the academic year 2021/22. The Council has kept the pay restraint measures under review. It has now approved the re‑introduction of all rewardand progression schemes for […]
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Branch Meeting 1st March 2021
Monday 1st March 1:00PM ZOOM! Details will be sent. We are eager to hear about and support you with any issues that you have. We will also be discussing the return to work “road map”, and how we think it will apply to Universities, ongoing Covid related safety issues, and general health and safety, including […]
A message to staff and students from the Vice-Chancellor about the easing of England’s current lockdown. Dear all, Earlier today the government announced the next steps in the gradual easing of England’s current lockdown. Colleagues across the University and Colleges will be meeting to discuss the detailed advice published by the Department for Education, and the […]
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Lateral Flow Tests
LATEST NEWS! After high level discussions, with the central university, UNITE is recommending that members that wish to take part in lateral flow testing request a kit from their managers. Let your workplace rep know if you have any trouble. It is notable that the latest Government guidelines say: The government has also worked closely […]
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HE Sector News, Feb/2021
JNCHES PayWe have registered a formal dispute nationally in relation to the pay freeze.UCU and UNISON have done the same.We will be participating fully in national framework meetings with UCEA going forwards and to ensure that we represent you to the best of our abilities throughout this process, we want to hear your views on […]
University Statement. Promotion and Contribution Reward SchemesMembers of staff will be aware that the University took the difficult decision to suspend all staff promotion and contribution reward schemes for this academic year, with one exception. The University Council will be asked at its next meeting to confirm that all such schemes will run as normal […]
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Lateral Flow tests update.
Lateral Flow tests update…Ok then… Previously… Lateral Flow Tests at Estates Management At time of writing (8 on Friday morning), the LFTS are not being distributed as widely as we would like to see, (cant see the merit of excluding part time staff for example..), However it is a pilot scheme, and that means there […]
Lateral flow testsUpdate 10/2/21 Well, it looks like the lateral flow tests have hit the (EM)stores,It seems that the University (central not just the dept) has a fairly strict criteria for who gets to have them. “Under the pilot, use of LFTs is restricted to staff who meet the following criteria: • currently work on-site […]