UCU: Casual contracts

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes:
the UCU's achievements in securing the transfer of many staff from casual to fractional contracts in many institutions;
that many members still remain on casual contracts, however, particularly if they do not meet a threshold of annual hours;
that though some local hourly pay rates exceed those of the post-92 national contract, most fall significantly below it.
Conference resolves to co-ordinate a campaign across the sector that will address the problem of casualisation, and specifically to:
provide local training to ensure equal pay requirements are met;
prioritise the replacement of casual contracts with fractional contracts;
negotiate hourly rates at least as favourable as those of the post-92 national contract.