UCU: Workoads

Motion

Motion text: FESC
1. Notes UCU’s work on workloads and overloading of staff.
2. Believes that excessive workloads are a major concern of UCU members.
3. Welcomes the inclusion of workloads in the FE pay claim for 2023-24.
4. Workload and pay are linked; as pay has declined, workload has increased

FESC calls upon FEC to:
a. Address the workload and other problems attached to student attendance monitoring, behaviour monitoring and supporting vulnerable 14-19 year olds and related pastoral work as well as chasing work.
b. Develop campaign materials for use at branch level to support branches in campaigning to reduce excessive workloads.
c. Encourage and promote trade union education in contractual matters related to workloads, so that FE staff, especially new staff, hourly paid and part time staff are informed of employment rights.
d. Include awareness of equality issues in campaign materials around workloads.
e. Recognise that some teaching roles eg subject leaders are expected to take on extra responsibilities without enough remission.
f. that FE negotiators seek agreement with the unions, similar to the previous Working Regulations, with the AoC so that workload can be reduced urgently.
g. in any future AoC consultation that the FE negotiators refer any decent offer on pay and workload to the FEC first and foremost for analysis