Motion
- Motion title
- Sustainable careers for researchers
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2009
- Status
- Passed unanimously
- Motion
- HE18
- Motion text
Researchers and other fixed-term staff are still being unlawfully and/or automatically dismissed on the termination of their contracts, in spite of the fixed-term regulations, hampering career trajectories. Conference calls on the NEC to work with individual universities, Universities UK, the funding councils and other appropriate bodies to promote improved career structures for research staff in Universities, and to:
press universities to develop objective and transparent promotion processes for research staff
press universities to ensure that research staff have access to the same opportunities for development and remuneration as other academic staff
oppose unlawful dismissal on the termination of contracts by engaging with the employers, bringing suitable tribunal cases and providing resources and advice to members and Las/branches
press research councils to find ways to enable researchers to pursue sustainable careers, and
publicise best practice relating to career development and encourage its dissemination and adoption.
- Proposing body
- Anti-casualisation committee (ACC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/H/05-28/094/HE18