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Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried as Amended

Conference notes that in the UK there are 168 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research conducted by the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) reports that Black people represents 8.6 per cent of higher education academic staff and 6.9 per cent of professional support staff. Conference is aware that in the UK the Higher Education context has changed […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

7 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Information gained should then be made available to local branches and also used to build support for wider campaigns such as national pay and the Living […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

7 November 2013

Decision

Carried

The increase in student fee income has more than offset cuts in government grants and full-time undergraduate numbers have held up despite the employers’ pessimistic […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

7 November 2013

Decision

Carried

iii)To encourage all Branches to raise the issue of zero-hour contracts with their local management and to produce information and advice materials to support this. iv)To highlight and […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried

This Conference understands that recent pay awards in Higher Education have meant that many UNISON members working in this Sector are experiencing a decline in the standard of living for themselves and their families. Conference recognises that the real terms pay cut staff are facing is an issue in itself, but that UNISON members in […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried as Amended

Since 2008 government funding cuts have become more savage; ministers have publicly called for more to be done for less […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

7 November 2013

Decision

Carried as Amended

Until recently the key driver for government policy in the UK was to encourage the expansion of Higher Education to increase participation with […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Conference is aware that many people are affected by mental health conditions. It is concerning that nearly nine out of ten people who experience them say they face stigma and discrimination as a result. In supporting members, our activists have noted that many Higher Education employers are neither aware of nor prepared to support staff […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

7 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Conference applauds the successful implementation of the Living Wage that has been achieved at Exeter University, Wolverhampton University and Loughborough University amongst many. At Exeter University, the Students Guild has also agreed to implement the Living Wage which demonstrates that being a Living Wage employer is also about applying the same standard to services that […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Conference in the light of the Browne Review of Higher Education finance and the Comprehensive Spending Review it was reported that HEIs will have to be very quick on its feet to avoid serious financial problems and potential bankruptcy as the cuts take effect and the impact of higher fees become apparent. Conference every year […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Mr Willetts also highlighted the government’s drive to introduce private providers into English higher education. Conference believes […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

8 November 2013

Decision

Carried

A recent Government Equalities Office survey found that nearly half of trans employees experienced discrimination or […]

Conference

2014 Higher Education Service Group Conference

Date

5 November 2013

Decision

Carried

Conference notes with concern that lack of Black workers within Higher Education. Research carried out by the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) noted that only 8.6% of academic staff and 6.9% of support staff self-defined as Black. There are only 2 Black Vice Chancellors in the UK despite there being 168 UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). […]