Do you have knowledge of developing conference programmes? Enjoy planning events? Great organisational skills? The IHEEM Conference & Exhibition Committee are seeking new members from the NHS and Healthcare industry. As a committee we plan…
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The Trustee Board of the Royal Academy of Engineering has nominated Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, as its Presidential candidate for election by Fellows at the September 2019 AGM. Upon election by the Fellowship, Sir Jim would serve a term of five years and would…
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Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED19), when we will be encouraging participants to show the world how they are ‘transforming the future’ in pursuit of more diversity in engineering. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), aims to…
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The Call for Presentations for Healthcare Estates ends tomorrow! Only one day left to submit your presentations proposal for Healthcare Estates 2019. Hosting the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE), this year only! Submit your presentation by 15 February.
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There will be an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) next Wednesday, Feb 13th, 12:30-1:30, in the Chemistry Building Room G54, to update members on the current pay ballot and USS negotiations.
The ballot on industrial action over pay and equality ends on February 22nd which means we have just two weeks left to Get The Vote Out and ensure the turnout is over 50%.
Regarding USS, the news is not good. As you know, the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) set up by UCU and UUK completely vindicated our strikes last year and the criticisms very many people, not just UCU, have leveled against the flawed valuation approach adopted by the USS. The JEP panelists came to the unanimous conclusion that current benefits could be maintained with manageable increases in contributions of 1.1% by members and 2.1% by employers – a judgement that has now been endorsed not just by First Actuarial, UCU’s advisors, but also by UUK’s actuarial advisors, Aon.
It is also quite clear that in the recent UUK consultation the majority if not all pre-92 universities have also come down on the side of implementing the JEP recommendations. Even the University of Manchester, which up till now has always been one of the most hardline employers, is now taking this view as can be seen from its submission posted on Staffnet on Jan 25th
However, despite this widespread support for a sensible settlement, it looks like the dispute may be about to flare up again because of the intransigence of the USS Chief Executive, Bill Galvin, and actuary, Mercers, who are (stupidly in our view) refuting the wealth of expert opinion and resisting implementation of the JEP proposals in what looks like a desperate attempt to salvage their professional reputations in the face of myriad criticisms.
If Bill Galvin gets his way, the current USS member contributions of 8% for members and 18% for employers would have to increase to as much as 11.7% for members and 24.9% for employers in April 2020, or benefits (i.e. pensions) will have to be reduced. This would wreck the USS pension scheme.
We are astonished to learn that the final guidance on the REF 2021 permits the submission of outputs of former staff made redundant! This is cynical and outrageous. UCU nationally is opposed to the new proposal and has written to higher education institutions calling for them to rule out implementing this proposal in their REF code of practice. We expect the University of Manchester to agree with this but if anyone knows of a department intending to submit REF outputs for staff who have been made redundant, please let the UMUCU office know.
There will be an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) next Wednesday, Feb 13th, 12:30-1:30, in the Chemistry Building Room G54, to update members on the current pay ballot and USS negotiations.
The ballot on industrial action over pay and equality ends on February 22nd which means we have just two weeks left to Get The Vote Out and ensure the turnout is over 50%.
Regarding USS, the news is not good. As you know, the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) set up by UCU and UUK completely vindicated our strikes last year and the criticisms very many people, not just UCU, have leveled against the flawed valuation approach adopted by the USS. The JEP panelists came to the unanimous conclusion that current benefits could be maintained with manageable increases in contributions of 1.1% by members and 2.1% by employers – a judgement that has now been endorsed not just by First Actuarial, UCU’s advisors, but also by UUK’s actuarial advisors, Aon.
It is also quite clear that in the recent UUK consultation the majority if not all pre-92 universities have also come down on the side of implementing the JEP recommendations. Even the University of Manchester, which up till now has always been one of the most hardline employers, is now taking this view as can be seen from its submission posted on Staffnet on Jan 25th
However, despite this widespread support for a sensible settlement, it looks like the dispute may be about to flare up again because of the intransigence of the USS Chief Executive, Bill Galvin, and actuary, Mercers, who are (stupidly in our view) refuting the wealth of expert opinion and resisting implementation of the JEP proposals in what looks like a desperate attempt to salvage their professional reputations in the face of myriad criticisms.
If Bill Galvin gets his way, the current USS member contributions of 8% for members and 18% for employers would have to increase to as much as 11.7% for members and 24.9% for employers in April 2020, or benefits (i.e. pensions) will have to be reduced. This would wreck the USS pension scheme.
We are astonished to learn that the final guidance on the REF 2021 permits the submission of outputs of former staff made redundant! This is cynical and outrageous. UCU nationally is opposed to the new proposal and has written to higher education institutions calling for them to rule out implementing this proposal in their REF code of practice. We expect the University of Manchester to agree with this but if anyone knows of a department intending to submit REF outputs for staff who have been made redundant, please let the UMUCU office know.
Are you interested in inspiring young people to take up careers in STEM? Become a STEM Ambassador with IHEEM. In becoming a STEM Ambassador, you would be expected to deliver a range of activities such as career talks, mentoring, practical workshops and exhibitions. Being a STEM Ambassador is about engaging and enthusing young…
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Are you interested in inspiring young people to take up careers in STEM? Become a STEM Ambassador with IHEEM. In becoming a STEM Ambassador, you would be expected to deliver a range of activities such as career talks, mentoring, practical workshops and exhibitions. Being a STEM Ambassador is about engaging and enthusing young…
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We are again delighted to support the Design in Mental Health Network Annual Conference and Exhibition, the only UK event to focus on the built environment in mental healthcare facilities. The event explores the impact of physical surroundings on service users and how facilities can be enhanced to improve recovery rates in therapeutic…
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IHEEM’s Professional Development Committee is looking for new members! The purpose of this Committee is to: manage the professional development activities for the Institute, develop with other nominated institutions who are licensed by the…
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