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21 October 2013
Durham University has been asked to clarify whether or not it pays all its teaching staff after extracurricular classes being taught by unpaid volunteers in the…
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14 October 2013
UCU today warned that the extensive use of zero-hours contracts in Scottish universities was bad for lecturers and bad for students. The union has submitted evidence…
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18 September 2013
Agreement has been reached between UCU, the University of Liverpool and ACAS, in a row brought about by the university's proposal to dismiss 769 staff and rehire…
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9 September 2013
Members of UCU at the University of Liverpool have voted in favour of strike action and other forms of industrial action in a row over changes to their contracts.…
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9 September 2013
UCU today welcomed the Labour Party's move to deal with controversial zero-hour contracts. The union said it was pleased Labour leader Ed Miliband recognised that…
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6 September 2013
The University of Edinburgh announced that it has signed an agreement with the UCU to wipe out the use of zero-hour contracts at the university. The news comes…
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5 September 2013
Universities and colleges are twice as likely to use zero-hour contracts than other workplaces, according to new findings released today by UCU. Sixty-one percent…
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20 August 2013
UCU is taking part in a debate on zero hour contracts with shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna today. The union said it was pleased the Labour party is looking…
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5 August 2013
UCU is taking its fight to protect workers on fixed-term contracts to the European Commission. The union today presented a complaint to the Commission that says…
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5 August 2013
Research released today suggests that there could be around one million workers in the UK on zero-hours contracts - a marked increase on recently revised estimations…
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