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Joint statement also calls for all employers in the sector to give paid time off if vaccinations cannot be made in working hours

UNISON is concerned that many members won’t be able to afford to save for their retirement under proposed changes

Staff running these exams, many of them already at heightened risk, will be exposed to unnecessary additional danger

‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’

Support workers at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have voted overwhelmingly to take action to save jobs

Executive members ‘angered, dismayed and disappointed’

Support package announced yesterday by government doesn’t offer any new funds

All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay

UNISON’s service group executive will meet on 7 May to decide response and consultation procedures

More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move

UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities

Although no offer has been tabled, UNISON described the discussions as “constructive” and all parties have said they intend to make progress across all elements of the claim at the next meeting.

Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday) that the University of Cambridge is to seek formal accreditation as a real living wage employer,
UNISON’s head of higher education Donna Rowe-Merriman said: “Cambridge University’s commitment to give its lowest paid staff a fair wage is a move that urgently needs to be replicated in other universities across the UK. There is no place for low pay in higher education.

UNISON’s university members debate the effects of Brexit

Low-paid staff could lose as much as £1,000 a year in retirement