Stamp Out in HE

Insecure contracts and how they have changed over time

In 2016 UCU wrote to every university in the UK where the union has a branch asking them to engage with us in tackling the abuse of casual contracts.

In 2004 a historic agreement was reached between the national employers and trade unions for a framework of new pay structures across higher education.

Thousands of postgraduates are employed in higher education, usually in teaching roles. It is important that they are treated in the same way as other employees and are fully supported as members of staff.

Researchers in higher education form a large and distinct group of UCU members whose contracts of employment are often characterised by insecurity.

The aim of the resources on this part of campaign pages is to provide HE branches with resources to start campaigning against casualisation in their own workplace.