UCU Plymouth Branch 20/04/2016

Agenda Pay Claim Casualisation Senate Meeting with VC

Pay Claim Offer from employers: – pay - 1% increase to all pay points on the national 51 point scale (c.f. increase for VCs of 3%, bringing their average pay to £272k) – the potential of further joint work on gender pay – the potential of further joint work in regards to casual and zero hours contracts – no agreement on external examiner pay rates or minimum rates of pay for each occupational group. – no agreement to set up a Scottish subcommittee of negotiating machinery.

Pay Claim Strike ballot – Opened 14 April – Closes 5 May – Important to support both strike action and action short of a strike

Casualisation Formal reference sent to HR for consultation – Fractional equivalent post offer: at least 108 hours of teaching (0.2 FTE) for a period of 2 years – Review mechanism fro staff on fractional contracts plus part-time hourly paid AL contracts ongoing for 2 years. – Joint review with UCU of all non-permanent academic contracts to increase job security, continuity of employment and opportunities for career progression.

Senate JCC representative no longer on the Senate Elections – Nominations 20 th April – 5 th May – Voting 19 th -31 st May More information

Meeting with VC Senate composition Portfolio review Academic promotions Gender pay gap Casualisation CEP

Getting Involved Elected Officers and Executive Committee Members – Chair – Hywel Evans – Vice-Chair – Chelo de Andres – Secretary - Vacant – Treasurer – Caroline Floccia – Equality Officer – Louise Alldridge – Membership Secretary – Jeremy Goslin Unelected Officers and Executive Committee Members – Health & Safety Officer – Jeremy Goslin – Pension Officer – Chelo de Andrés Martínez – Communications Officer – Jeremy Goslin – Recruitment Officer - Vacant Co-opted Members of the Executive Committee – Simon Topping – Mike Sheaff

Caseworkers – Chelo de Andrés Martínez – Richard Saundry – Louise Alldridge – Kevin Page – Stephen Grove – Virginia Fisher Reserve Caseworkers – Maria Donkin – Craig Wight – Gregory Borne

School Reps School of Education – VACANT School of Architecture, Design and Environment – VACANT School of Art and Media – Esther Dudley School of Humanities and Performing Arts – Simon Topping School of Biological Sciences – Mick Hanley School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics – VACANT School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences – Kevin Page School of Marine Science and Engineering – Victor Abbott School of Health Professions – Julia Wheeler School of Nursing and Midwifery – Jane Peters School of Psychology – Jeremy Goslin Plymouth Business School – Richard Saundry School of Management – VACANT School of Government – Mike Sheaff School of Law – Victoria Hamlyn School of Tourism and Hospitality – Chelo de Andrés Martínez School of dentistry – Ewen McColl Peninsula Medical School – Louise Alldridge