NATIONAL USS DISPUTE – NOTICE OF RESUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

At the UCU National Congress on 8th June, the Higher Education Sector Conference considered a report from the pensions negotiators. Further to the decision of that conference, we have informed the employers that our action short of a strike will resume on Monday 18 June.

Members are asked to abide by the terms of their contracts (including their obligation to perform their duties in an efficient manner), but to do no more than that; and in particular to:

(a) work no more than their contracted hours where those hours are expressly stated and in any event not to exceed the maximum hours stipulated by the Working Time Regulations (unless there has been an individual opt-out);

(b) perform no additional voluntary duties, such as out of hours cover, or covering for colleagues (unless such cover is contractually required);

(c) set and mark no work beyond that work which they are contractually obliged to set and/or mark;

(d) attend no meetings where such attendance is voluntary on the part of the member.

Other aspects of the conference decision, in particular those requiring a campaign for sustained industrial action will be considered by the Higher Education Committee on 29 June.