A proposal from management regarding a new Professorial Pay Review Scheme has been circulated to Readers and Professors. It replaces the previous negotiated agreement withdrawn by management without informing any staff concerned or their union. Following the HERA meetings and the signing of National Framework Agreement UCU represents those members of the Readers and Professoriate that are also members of UCU. It is causing much discussion among Readers and Professors. We ask all Readers and Professors to come and update the Branch with their views on this proposal and for the Branch to agree what to do next and how the Branch will support Readers and Professors over this very serious issue. It is of great concern that the existing scheme was withdrawn without any discussion and what is being proposed is also of great concern on several levels.
