UCU: Academic-related terms and conditions

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes:
1. institutions have removed 'academic-related' from their statutes
2. the Framework Agreement commitment to the normal expectation of annual progression up to the contribution threshold and for progression from grade 6 to 7 for academic-related staff
3. the UCU commitment to retain the link between academic and related staff.

Conference regrets that most employers have used dubious techniques to deny progression to academic-related staff and renege on the Agreement.

Conference instructs HEC to:
a. conduct a survey on the attitude of different institutions to academic related staff
b. develop advice/support to assist branches in:
c. protecting and revitalising the link between academic and related staff and to ensure a common approach for career development
d. ensuring no impact on terms and conditions when staff are moved between categories, and that employment rights are common across these groups
e. prioritise making the employers keep to the Agreement