Plans to employ all new professional services staff at the University of Surrey through a subsidiary firm have been put on hold after a backlash from campus unions www.timeshighereducation.com/news/surrey-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

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Your struggle is our struggle. It manifests in variations across the sector, and painful focal points, but we can’t let anyone be isolated. Our branch felt the vital importance of that wider solidarity with the punitive deductions, and it’s inspirational to see your hard work succeed.

Good news ⏬️ #JoinAUnion

WHOA! So much for everyone proclaiming that there's no point in opposing the harmful proposals as they'll just do it anyway. Glad you stood up against this, and that "at this time" there's a recognition that those T&Cs require improvement.

SURREEEEEEEEEEEEEY! Well done in showing that forcing people onto those subsidiaries can be halted. May every manager who tries this again in #UKHE be met with similar force of solidarity.

Well done to all at the Surrey branch!

@ucusurrey.bsky.social member comms today:

A HUGE thank you to all those who signed the petition as we have been informed that this proposal will not now 'proceed at this time'. @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @theguardian.com @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social

Thank you to all those who have signed so far. This has now been formally escalated up through @uniofsurrey.bsky.social governance channels to Council. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

1000 signatures: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Only 7 signatures needed to reach 1000 ⚠️ speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

What would this mean for roles such as PRISMs, RSEs and Technical Staff? Not being employed by the university would make them unable to apply for funding from UKRI. They would have to be costed differently on grants. Not a good look for research culture and REF 2029.

If not illegal, this is most certainly immoral. University leaders doing this should be ashamed of themselves and should be shunned by the rest of the sector. #highereducation #NTEU @ucu.org.uk

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Please keep signing the petition 👇 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucu.org.uk

Plans to employ professional services staff through a subsidiary firm at the University of Surrey risk creating a “two-tier” workforce which could “ruin” its ability to attract good people, a union has warned #AcademicSky #highered

Please sign. We are close to 1000 signatures. Do not let private limited company subsiduaries flourish in our sector, downgrading staff T&Cs. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

It's Friday! Please sign. We are very close to 1000 signatures!

950 signatures reached today! speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

A reminder to sign against the funneling of University staff into subsidiary 'private limited companies': ⚠️OPERATE SURREY LIMITED find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1388... 📝 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com

900 reached! Keep signing against outsourcing 🙏: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

Nearly at 900 @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk Please 📝 against outsourcing: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... Our petition is with the Executive Board, & we plan to escalate ⬆️ @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @timeshighered.bsky.social

Outsourcing is not the answer and Professional Services staff should not be treated differently to Academic Staff in a university. This should be obvious, but somehow, here we are. Please sign if you're able to, to try and stop this happening at Surrey.

We are now escalating our efforts! @ucu.org.uk With just over 830 signatories, we are looking for 1000+ so we can take these requests higher on up. Please do sign against outsourcing @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Last chance for all to sign! Staff, colleagues across the sector, students and concerned members of the public ✍️

We're looking to now reach 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ signatories! speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

Please sign this petition for @ucusurrey.bsky.social. We’ve already lost our new professional services colleagues to a subsidiary @bcu-ucu.bsky.social with a weaker pension provision and no union representation. This needs to be resisted at every institution!

Today the campus trade unions wrote an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding outsourcing at University of Surrey / in the HE sector 👇 @ucu.org.uk @drjogrady.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social

Halt Outsourcing Plans at University of Surrey 👇 We are heading now for 700 signatures! We aim to deliver this petition to the University early next week, so please keep signing: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Surrey has joined the #UCU branches here in these blue skies, and with a CRUCIAL request to co-sign this petition. The fire & rehire practice, moving colleagues onto new contracts (with worse pay & conditions) with a subsidiary. #UKHE

Help us reach 600 signatures! Standing against outsourcing in our university and sector: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...

Please sign to halt outsourcing plans 👇 University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through a subsidiary company on lesser T&Cs. This is an existential threat to our university & sector. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucu.org.uk