{"id":21675,"date":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=21675"},"modified":"2018-12-10T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:32:34","slug":"union-concern-over-job-losses-at-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/union-concern-over-job-losses-at-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Union concern over job losses at Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trade union representatives are “gravely concerned” at the prospect of compulsory redundancies at Cardiff University in a bid to tackle their \u00a321m deficit in the wake of funding cuts and rising costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All 7000 university staff have been offered voluntary severance, but the university refused to rule out compulsory redundancies.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, the Cardiff University trade union branches of Unite, Unison, and UCU said that redundancies have become “a reflex reaction, rather than an option of last resort.<\/p>\n

“We are also gravely concerned that the proposed severance scheme will cause inequality and division among our already demoralised members”.<\/p>\n

Dr. Andy Williams, of Cardiff University and College Union, said “sustained mismanagement” is to blame for the deficit.<\/p>\n

“There seems to be no accountability at the top, we’re the ones that suffer every single time.<\/p>\n

“The morale among staff at Cardiff University is at rock bottom.<\/p>\n

“Industrial action is something we are planning on. We are taking action at the moment to ensure we are in a position to strike, if compulsory redundancies are announced later in the new year”.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Cardiff University said it was a time of “unprecedented disruption and financial constraint”.<\/p>\n

The move comes as a consequence of a funding cut from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) of \u00a311m, as well as increasing staff costs and no increase in tuition fees.<\/p>\n

A Cardiff University spokesperson said: “We continue to consider all options to ensure redundancies are avoided but they cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n

“The Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS) is an entirely voluntary scheme and is one of a number of responsible measures being undertaken or considered by the University to bring it back to surplus in 2019\/20 under the University’s\u00a0Transforming Cardiff <\/em>programme“.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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