Category: Pay
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I read with dismay, the University’s seemingly harsh reaction to the University and College Union’s (UCU) planned strike action in the next few days. The Gazette, published last week, led with the Notice that any employees participating will have their…
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3 weeks ago my #UCURising campaign poster was removed from our staff noticeboard. It must have taken some effort as it was firmly affixed with sticky tape. I’m curious as to why someone would deliberately remove it and leave all…
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Given the scale of the cost of living crisis, we welcome the announcement on 7 June of a one-off payment that many – but not all – of our colleagues at Oxford will receive. The payment is an implicit admission…
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The Oxford UCU Anti-Casualisation Network is today launching a petition calling for improved pay and conditions for hourly-paid and stipendiary College teaching staff. The petition is addressed to the current chair and co-chair of Conference of Colleges (the Oxford Colleges’…
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Notes from an open meeting for tutors held on Monday 14 February 2022 Oxford UCU has organised a second open meeting at 1pm on Monday 14 March to report on outcomes from the meeting with ContEd management and to consider…
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Motion formally passed at an Oxford UCU General Meeting on 8 February 2022 UCU is currently in dispute with employers to prevent the further erosion of our pay and working conditions and to fight for equality (Four Fights), and to…
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College stipendiary lecturers play a vital role in teaching, pastoral care, and admissions; they are equally vital to the research culture of their subject areas. The insecurity and poor pay associated with these roles is often justified by colleges and…
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Myth 1: The UCU demand of a 7.5% pay rise is completely unreasonable Even IF our demand of a 7.5% pay rise was met – the wages in HE would still be lower than other public sector wages Myth 2:…
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HE wages lag far behind the national average, and even behind public sector pay. Since 2009, our salaries have failed to keep pace with inflation. An annual pay increase 1% below RPI here, a year of pay freeze there –…
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Female staff working for the University of Oxford earn on average 13.7% less than male staff. This means, for example, that: male academics earned on average £7,626 more in 2016 than their female colleagues effectively, women worked for free from…
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