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Updates: University of Birmingham’s New Core system shamed in the trade magazine ERP Today | Strikes

As previously detailed – members meetings will take place tomorrow as follows: 08:30 – Learning Centre UG07 12:30 – Old Gym LG12 We will be providing an update and a motion in the meeting itself rather than in advance to ensure it reflects the latest developments in negotiations – please do come to the meeting so…

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Updated list of Payroll-related issues

To read all our articles on New Core, please click here: https://uobunison.org.uk/category/new-core   Issues with new Core, identified over the past few months: We worry that there might be many staff and students workers who don’t even know that their pay has been wrongly deducted. They might not have checked their online payslip (you have to…

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7 Birmingham MPs have written again to our VC David Eastwood, urging him to seek living wage accreditation, end outsourcing, and pay staff fairly

7 Birmingham MPs have written again to our VC David Eastwood, urging him to seek living wage accreditation, end outsourcing by bringing Edgbaston Park Hotel staff in-house, and address our pay demands. We thank Preet GIll MP, Jack Dromey MP, Liam Byrne MP, Richard Burden MP, Steve McCabe MP, Jess Phillips MP, Roger Godsiff MP for their continued…

Congratulations to our Birmingham UCU friends on reaching an amazing result for both ballots
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Congratulations to our Birmingham UCU friends on reaching an amazing result for both ballots

We are extremely delighted that our sister branch, Birmingham UCU, has reached the threshold for both ballots that took place between the beginning of September and the end of October. The turnout for the pay/ casualisation/ equality/ workloads ballot was 58%, with 77% of members voting yes for strike action. The turnout for the pensions…

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BBC WM Reports: October Payday leaves staff and students in uncertainty over pay, with some not being paid at all [New Core]

Today is the October payday at the University of Birmingham – yet another unpredictable one. Once again, staff and student workers have not been paid correctly or at all. The problems with payments (and New Core) are escalating. UoB introduced NC in June and since then,  Hundreds of student workers have not been paid at all,…

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Update – Support staff were told that the University’s offer was 1.2% better than the national offer. This is not true

Dear members,  You were told that the University’s offer was 1.2% better than the national offer.  For example, Tim Jones said on 30th August 2019 that: ‘We understand that staff earning the lowest salaries can be most affected by rises in the costs of living and cuts in government services. This is why we put…

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Boycott Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre (sign the pledge/ pass the motion)

Website: boycotteph.org.uk This is the start of the campaign to Boycott The University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre (and its 4 other buildings) until all outsourced workers are brought in-house at the University, so that everyone on campus benefits from union recognition and the same terms and conditions. UNISON and UCU branches…

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October Updates

Members Meeting on Thu 24th October – 8:30am Nuffield G13 & 12:30pm Arts LR3 Representatives from the Committee have been engaging in talks with University Senior Management with the support if ACAS. We would look forward to discussing the outcomes of these conversations and other developments with all of our members at the meetings next…