Agenda 1. Promotion & Progression – Pathways 2 & 3 2. Prevent, Green Paper & TEF and Branch Strategy 3. Workload and Well-Being Survey – Summary of Results 4. AOB
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Bristol UCU Members Meetings: Mirroring the University’s Vision and Strategy review this year, Bristol UCU would like to launch its own review. The objective is to establish 3 key demands to set our priorities for 2016/17 negotiation. We also have members’ online survey
Agenda 1. Pension (USS) Motion – (Steve Condliffe) 13:05 – 13:20 2. Pay Dispute & Questions – (Tracey Hooper) 13:20 – 13:35 3. Local Bristol UCU Issues – Branch Strategy (Green Paper), Workload & Well-Being Survey and Prevent Duty (Jamie Melrose) 13:35 – 13:50 4. AOB 13:50 – 13:55
Bristol SU and Bristol UCU present Prevent 101: https://www.facebook.com/events/1002027716486032/
Academic Role Profiles
The University of Bristol academic role profiles for pathways 1, 2 and 3 are being amended, to be place for the next promotion round in November.
UCU nationally are asking for feedback from branches as regards the next step in the pay dispute. Branch responses will be considered the UCU Higher Education Committee (HEC), before their next meeting on Friday, 9th October.
Xmas 2015 Bonus
At the Joint Consultation and Negotiation Committee (JCNC) last week, UCU, Unite and Unison reps tabled a proposal that ‘the University considers the idea of a one off Christmas bonus of £100 to each member of staff’
New Subs – No Increase!
Please see the revised UCU subscriptions commencing from 1st September 2015. There has been one change. For potential and current members earning under £5,000, the monthly rate is now only £1. Bristol UCU Executive have agreed to forgo the local sub. This now means we’re well placed to recruit postgraduates and early career staff, the […]
Lecture Capture and Opt-Out
UCU Office has been receiving queries around the new lecture capture policy, in particular the opt-out part of the policy. To clarify, point 9 of the policy states that ‘in respect of the academic year 2015/16, lectures may opt out for any good reason (except where the University has an overriding legal obligation to provide […]