Motion text
That this House notes that workers in Higher Education (HE) have suffered a 17 per cent pay cut since 2009, a 15.1 per cent gender pay gap and a 26 per cent black and minority ethnic pay gap; further notes that in some Higher Education Institutions, 40 percent of staff are employed on temporary or casual contracts; notes that, according to surveys, university staff work an average of 51 hours per week and that there is an ongoing epidemic of poor mental health in that sector; believes that staff working conditions affect student learning and that this is damaging to both students’ education and the quality and reputation of UK HE; recognises that staff pay and working conditions are a result of the marketisation of HE funding and provision; supports the 14 day industrial action called by the University and College’s Union (UCU) for fairer pay, gender and BAME equality, more realistic workloads, more equitable pension contributions and an end to casualisation; calls on the employers to take action to address the legitimate concerns of university staff and the ongoing crisis in HE; and further calls on the Government to work with the employers and UCU to resolve that dispute and end the marketisation of the sector.
Signatures (16)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on
26 February 2020
Murray, James
Labour
Signed on
26 February 2020
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on
26 February 2020
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
26 February 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
27 February 2020
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
27 February 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
27 February 2020
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
27 February 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 February 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
27 February 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 February 2020
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2020
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
11 March 2020
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
16 March 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.