UCU: Fixed term contracts, fractionalisation and equal pay

Motion

Motion text: Conference acknowledges UCU efforts in the 'Stamp Out Casualisation' campaign but notes the failure, by most colleges, to meet their obligations (under 'Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002' and equal pay legislation). This affects three main categories:

'sessional' hourly-paid lecturers seeking a permanent contract after the 4-year qualification period
'sessional' lecturers seeking established MGL status
established 'fractional' MG Lecturers with systematic 'overtime' of more than 4 years.
All of these do work 'broadly similar' to established staff.

Many Colleges have simply failed to address the situation at all. Some have introduced immoral and legally questionable 'zero-hours' contracts. Most simply stonewall until the employees leave in frustration.

Conference instructs FEC to:

re-launch an upgraded 'Stamp Out Casualisation' campaign by involving regional committees, branches, local associations and activists across the sector
present proposals to the AoC for a national agreement on ordered progression to established posts for part-timers.