UCU disputes update
The University notes the results of the UCU local and national ballots for industrial action, and believes they reflect the overwhelming desire for a negotiated settlement.
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03 March 2011
25 February 2011
Fixed term contracts and job security
We thought it would be useful to summarise the key points of the recent debate in these pages and elsewhere about the University’s employment of staff on fixed term contracts.
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18 February 2011
Pro-Vice Chancellor Stephen Scott responds to UCU claims
The Pro-Vice Chancellor for Staff, Stephen Scott, has responded to the UCU's claim that "1,000 jobs are under threat" at Leeds in a letter to the UCU General Secretary, Sally Hunt.
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18 February 2011
The UCU disputes
In the current climate of unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval, staff and students are understandably worried about what lies ahead. We have set out below a summary of issues under discussion.
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16 February 2011
UCU's response to VC's letter
UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt has responded to the Vice-Chancellor's letter of 7 February.
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14 February 2011
New blog posts: Why 1,000 jobs are not under threat, and school constitutions
Two of the major issues in the UCU claims are addressed in blogs by Professor Stephen Scott and Roger Gair.
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