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Achieving race equality and tackling racial harassment in Higher Education

Date
11 November 2021 2:30pm–3:30pm
Location
webinar

A UNISON webinar on race equality and racial Harassment webinar that will look the situation in higher education and what employer’s responsibilities are

Event on the UNISON National site.

Hybrid and flexible working in higher education

Date
22 November 2021 4:00pm–5:00pm
Location
webinar

Is Hybrid working here to stay? How can we make it work for our members? Find out more by registering for our webinar that will look at work/life balance benefits, challenges and unintended consequences.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Organising, campaigning and recruiting in HE

Date
25 November 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location
webinar

Join this webinar to learn about organising, campaigning and recruiting during these challenging times. Share ideas and get inspired!

Event on the UNISON National site.

Health and safety: a safe return to campus

Date
14 October 2021 1:30pm–3:00pm
Location
webinar

A UNISON health and safety webinar that will look at the key elements of seeking to ensure that health and safety are embedded into working on campus in higher education.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Dundee University members appeal for strike hardship donations

UNISON members at Dundee University appeal for solidarity donations ahead of strike action

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON wins outsourcing battle at London medical university

UNISON members at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are celebrating after it was announced that they will be brought back in house

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Formal dispute lodged with higher education employers

After a clear majority of HE members reject the final pay offer, UNISON wants to bring employers back to the negotiating table

Article on the UNISON National site.

Higher education staff reject 1.5% pay offer

The pay offer keeps up with inflation, but does not catch up with pay lost to HE staff over the past ten years

Article on the UNISON National site.

Higher education employers make ‘disappointing’ final offer

The offer is for a 1.5% pay rise for most pay points, with higher percentage increases for those on lower pay points

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University unions and employers meet on pay

First negotiations see the employers agree that there needs to be a rise in pay for hard-working higher education staff

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

HE employers and unions unite to encourage vaccination uptake

Joint statement also calls for all employers in the sector to give paid time off if vaccinations cannot be made in working hours

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Dismay at plans to make a university pension unaffordable

UNISON is concerned that many members won’t be able to afford to save for their retirement under proposed changes

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON voices concern at post-18 education proposals

The union sees a missed opportunity in both further and higher education to create a system placing students and staff at their heart

Article on the UNISON National site.

BTec exams must be cancelled now urges UNISON

This means that thousands of young people will be asked to go into halls with the invigilators, the admin staff and the learning […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Higher education members reject ‘insulting’ pay freeze

UNISON members vote overwhelmingly to reject the 0% pay offer, which amounts to a pay cut, in higher education

Article on the UNISON National site.