Author: manchester
Help needed: feedback on SEP
UMUCU representatives will soon be meeting with members of the SLT to review the Student Experience Programme (SEP). Before we meet, we want to hear from as many of our PS members as possible, as well as PS staff who …
Shout-out for H&S Reps
UMUCU is desperate for more Health and Safety (H&S) reps; we want one per area. The best way to ensure that workers are protected is to have union H&S reps in every area of the University. Workplaces that have union …
Solidarity with Professor Christopher Jackson
On the eve of our industrial action against inequalities within the higher education sector in the UK we have learnt that Professor Jackson has received racist letters stating “go live in the Caribbean” and that “blacks like you are a …
Requesting Confirmation of Permanence
Please use this template to request a confirmation of permanence from the university. From the UCU website: Under Regulation 9 of the Regulations, employees have the right to regard their position as permanent if the following conditions are met: the …
Return to Campus FAQs
1. Can I require students to wear face coverings in my class? 2. What can I do if I think any controls are not suitable or sufficient? 3. What about one-on-one meetings or one-on-one feedback in lab or other contexts? 4. …
UCU advice on work-related stress
If you take time off sick due to work-related stress and you name work-related stress in the “Details of Sickness” field of the Self-Certification & Return to Work form, your manager should ideally refer you to Occ Health for further …
Letter to UoM Senior Leadership Team
UMUCU is writing to express our urgent concerns and opposition to university management’s continued insistence on face-to-face working for the new academic year, as well as our sincere reservations about the university’s level of institutional preparedness for face-to-face working in …