National pay under threat

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The national academic pay system in the United Kingdom is facing collapse with the announcement by Imperial College London that it is planning to unveil its own, locally determined, salary structure. Lecturers' unions fear that the move could result in a snowball effect, with the country's top universities turning to the free market now that the way has been opened by the government for differential tuition fees. While Imperial would not go into details regarding its plans, it did state that it was "modernising" its grading and pay structures as part of an human resources strategy which it has agreed with the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Educational aspects, Imperial College London

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Boycott staff face 'punitive' levies

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London Metropolitan University has informed lecturers who participated in an industrial dispute that their salaries will be docked by up to 80% for more than two months as a result of their actions. The news came as the university settled a 15-month dispute with lecturers' union Natfhe over the imposition of new staffing contracts. Natfhe responded to the punishment measures by expressing its outrage and stating that it was attempting to have them stopped.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Universities and colleges, Discipline, College teachers, College faculty, London Metropolitan University

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Threat to seize pay over exam boycott

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Postings on the private Universities Personnel Association's (UPA) electronic forum has revealed plans to take staff 'off payroll' and stop payments for 'several weeks' if they take part in a planned boycott of student assessments.

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