UCU: Casualisation and part-two claims

Motion

Motion text: Conference congratulates the branches who have:
1. established principles for fighting for fair treatment of casualised staff
2. won fractionalised contracts for their long-term casualised staff
3. promoted these successes.

Conference notes, however, that
a. the issue of casualisation continues to not always be prioritised
b. often being unconnected to the main structure of the college or prison, casualised staff are mistreated and sacrificed with impunity
c. too great a proportion of casualised staff have protected characteristics
d. due to their precarious circumstances, casualised staff suffer continually from stress.

Conference requires relevant UCU bodies to:
i. encourage all branches to identify all types of casualisation amongst represented UCU staff groups, including lecturing and non-lecturing roles and those employed by subsidiary companies
ii. compile and keep up-to-date a database of agreements made in some branches, detailed enough for use in negotiations
iii. supply branches with and encourage the use of model part-two claims, which address all possible issues of casualisation, to be used in their bargaining and negotiations
iv. provide training for reps to help them:
identify members suffering from stress or mental health problems
help members record extra hours worked and claim pay for them
negotiate with managers and HR for sick pay
identify hidden charges, such as having to pay for a DBS check, and help members claim them back.