Employment

Local union branches secure major wins in long-running disputes but others left with nothing

Independent report claims racism and sexual misconduct were covered up by ‘boys’ club’

University’s pledge comes amid heightened political scrutiny on insecure employment practices at universities

But overall data on reclassification of staff does not show obvious impact on results

While lawmakers get attention for criticising tenure and working to weaken it, campus hiring practices seen doing more damage

UCU accuses Wolverhampton vice-chancellor of ‘hiding in a bunker’ instead of discussing plans

Experts say fleeting effect of amending Germany’s fixed-term contract law shows need for wider career reforms

Union accuses employers of ‘needlessly aggressive and escalatory tactics’

Mahidol University is focusing on nurturing academic talent and introducing more flexible education in a bid to attract a wider pool of students, says its president Banchong Mahaisavariya

Job and course cuts in England bring concern on impact of ministerial pressure, plus warnings that universities are ‘lazily misusing’ cost-of-living crisis

Researchers perceive weakening of institution’s international and multilingual atmosphere

Women on fixed-term contracts in Russell Group universities less likely to return to work after maternity leave than permanent peers, study finds

The Monash University president discusses how to make international campuses work and redundancies during the pandemic 

Head of state accused of ‘chilling’ research with three-year block

Universities seek to win over staff with bonuses and consider subcontracting assessment

Industrial action will no longer take place at several campuses over the summer

UCU ramps up criticism after announcements on cost-cutting programmes

Arts and humanities programmes will be closed at Roehampton and Wolverhampton, with De Montfort also cutting jobs

Extent of staffing overhauls bore little relationship to Covid’s financial carnage, says report

After leaked version of US Supreme Court ruling, conservative-state universities face prospect of sliding further behind on quality

Rector among those placed on leave amid probe into ‘rigged’ recruitment rounds

Staff at 41 universities may refuse to assess students’ work, meaning that graduations could be delayed, but exact dates for action are yet to be set

Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices

The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US higher education institutions to evolve – fast. But are institutions that have spent two years managing Covid-19 ready to take up another challenge? Paul Basken reports

Disruption will hit summer assessment period, but employers call on unions to ‘move on’

Demonstrators push back against ‘exploitation’ of those struggling at the bottom of a sector seen as increasingly casualised

Unions accuse employers of intentionally stalling talks as industrial action over last pay award continues

Four in five postgraduates who responded to union survey say they are likely to leave sector

Universities’ oligarchic control of degree provision and metrics’ misguided focus are shortchanging both students and academics, says Murdoch Gabbay

Sunny start to the latest round of UK industrial action couldn’t mask the frustrations felt by many union members

Unions want Staffordshire University to stop hiring new employees through a subsidiary company on ‘inferior terms’

Some institutions lost about a tenth of their non-academic workforce in main year of pandemic

Radical measures to combat bullying in UK science may backfire, warns sector bullying lead, but ex-research council head urges boldness

Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders’ resolve, experts warn

Nine out of 10 staff who responded to survey want new rule to be rescinded

University refuses to pay staff who have returned to work until they reschedule lectures lost to last round of walkouts

Swinburne says former councillor and union rep was not targeted, but he says redundancy criteria were written for him

And research job opportunities are booming outside universities, AI-fuelled study finds

Universities say they proactively uncover underpayments, but former casual claims they only acknowledge the obvious cases

Job insecurity has been exacerbated by legislation intended to end it, with universities facing spiralling recontracting costs and no extra funding

Canberra’s work rights strategy influences make-up of new arrivals, as Perth changes entry rules again

University casuals less likely to win permanent employment than cleaners or bank workers, Senate inquiry finds

Belated data show that inexperienced, untenured and non-academic staff shouldered the lion’s share of job losses

Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable

Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’

Covid lockdowns, provincial budget cuts and political interference driving strike activity among faculty feeling disrespect

Pay, promotions and intellectual property protections set for ‘refinement’ under new action plan

Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research

More than 1 million students on 68 campuses to be affected, as union splits walkouts by dispute

Roles seek to counter dominance of publication metrics in promotion, but scholars say research should remain primary path to career progression

Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations

Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions

While its educational niche may confer unique advantage, D’Youville shows it can maintain student services with one less day

Scholars asked to refuse to speak or help with examinations at university where 46 jobs remain at risk

Selective institutions more likely to show their favouritism publicly, study finds

Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints

Union accuses Huddersfield of ‘cold and calculated’ decision not to give Jonathan Duxbury his old job back

Cara Aitchison says UK universities should prioritise concerns like precarity, gender pay gap and ‘compassion for deep tired’ staff

University appeals against ruling sparked by union complaint over workload

Barely half of victims report threats to police, says Finnish study, which finds perpetrators of harassment are not infrequently colleagues of those they target