Members are
now being sent invitations to respond to the consultation online. The
consultation will run for one week until 28 June 2016.
The branch
has now concluded negotiations with the University in relation to our claim,
which was for an uplift in annual leave for staff on CTS terms (grades 1 – 6)
in order to bring this in line with the allowance afforded to staff on AMP
terms (grades 7+).
The
University’s initial offer was to increase annual leave by two days, subject to
service. The branch rejected this offer on the grounds of equality. Higher
grades do not have to have earn additional leave based on service, therefore
neither should 1-6s.
Following
further negotiations, the University conceded an immediate uplift
(subject to agreement being reached prior to the end of July) from 25 days to 27
days for staff employed on grades 1-6 irrespective of service length.
Included in
this agreement is a clause accommodating a change in the way that annual leave
is calculated. Should members agree to this offer, leave will be calculated on
pro-rated basis according to each day worked (with leave allowances being
rounded up to the nearest half-day). Full details of the offer can be found here.
The
University have informed us that they are not willing to offer the full uplift
to 30 days due to financial considerations.
We are
disappointed that the University has not been able to meet our claim in full
but the Branch remains committed to the longer-term goal of equality in annual
leave provision across all grades. We wil revisit this matter with the
University in the future.
At this
present time, we believe that this offer is the best that can be
secured by negotiation. We believe that only a period of sustained
industrial action would potentially lead to an improvement in the offer.
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