UK university pay and working conditions
Universities are not obliged to report to Hesa salary details of staff employed by wholly owned companies, leading to fears of misleading figures
Employer body says it is unable to instruct institutions to increase staff pay until unions decide whether to enter dispute
National pay award expected to be postponed, while some university employees question decision to opt out of collective bargaining
‘Impossible to plan’ for research and teaching, say staff, as threat of redundancy looms large over summer breaks
Universities could save up to £900 million after years of sky-high payments
Staff file complaint about university for a second time, saying things have ‘got worse’ since previous investigation
Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions
Arts university hopes latest ‘transformation plan’ will help it survive, but staff fear much-lauded institution will be left ‘devastated’
University increases annual leave allowance by up to seven days as union continues to campaign for holiday equality
Cleaners, security guards and technicians to walk out after unions reject below-inflation pay rise
Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses
Employers say claim would be ‘extremely challenging’ in time of financial hardship, as annual pay talks get under way
About 9,400 staff paid at least £100,000 a year across research-intensive institutions, analysis of financial accounts shows
Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch
University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action
Union leader says Southend campus closure will ‘take the heart out of the town’
New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
Scottish institutions made to address workplace inequalities and zero-hours contracts as condition of receiving grants
Increases to staff-student ratios could send university into a ‘death spiral’, says union leader as vice-chancellor insists institution must act now
Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff
UK’s biggest academic union unable to pursue national industrial action over pay and job cuts after it fails to meet minimum turnout threshold
The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a ‘real-terms pay cut’ while management spends elsewhere
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
Flexibility of hours and drive to do meaningful research among the things workers prize most highly, but could also be driving them to quit
Union plans to call four weeks of continuous strikes as university reviews staffing across several academic departments
Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics
University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award
Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities
Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers
Institutions not participating in annual negotiations again reward staff with more generous pay increases, with some paying double what employers have offered collectively
