Strike for USS - ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº confirms salary deduction for strike action
12 February 2018
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has stated it will be deducting 1/365th of salary for each strike day (pro rata for fractional full time equivalent posts).
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In agreeing to do this ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is not unilaterally changing our contracts to oblige us to work at the weekend, but in the interests of good will and comparability with colleagues across the sector. By so doing ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is not asking staff to work out of hours or at the weekend. (Aside from being a unilateral change in contract, such a move has significant equality impact implications.)
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For part-time staff or those employed on a session by session basis (including PGTAs), deductions should be reduced pro rata to full-time staff for the days or hours they are on strike.
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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has agreed to donate strike pay to the student hardship fund.