The ARU UCU Executive Committee has sent an Open Letter to Professor Laurie Butler, the Dean of FSE.
We have had multiple staff members from the School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Science raise serious concerns about the improper implementation of our Collaborative Agreement within their School, resulting in serious staff dissatisfaction and overwork. We have investigated the matter, and identified a series of problems, including the imposition of workloads (instead of assigning workloads through negotiations), staff working significantly over 100% and AWBM figures being massaged to hide this, inadequate teaching preparation and research time being given to staff, and numerous others.
We have requested an investigation into the matter and for Professor Laurie Butler to respond to us by Friday, September 19th.
You can read the full Open Letter here.
In solidarity,
ARU UCU Executive Committee
