Universities have a morally “ robust ” position over cutting staff pay by up to 100% ifthey carry out “ action short of a strike ” during an upcoming walkout, employers have said. Staff at 68 universities will take up to 10 days of strike action beginning next week over cuts to staff pensions, pay and working conditions. Some universities have said they will make what the University and College Union( UCU) described as “ arbitrary and punitive ” pay deductions, allegedly ranging from 25% to 100%

Universities have been urged to allow clinically vulnerable staff to work remotely and to provide all staff with higher-quality face masks. The University and College Union( UCU) said on Wednesday that employers must “ raise their game ” and allow staff who need to work remotely “ due to increased risk factors, isolation or caring responsibilities ” to do so through reducing the numbers of people required on site. The union has said it wants employers to “ implement better quality face masks ” i

More than a million university students will face up to 10 days of strikes by lecturers in February, a union has announced. Students at 68 institutions will see their lecturers walk out in disputes over “ beyond disgraceful ” pay, conditions and pensions, the University and College Union( UCU) said. The union has called the strikes “ a fight for the future of higher education ”.... It added that staff are at “ breaking point ” over years of falling pay and insecure working conditions. More than

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