Finance, legal, HR
Legal round-up for 2021 from VWV
Welcome to a legal round-up of 2021, where we cover some key commercial law developments over the last 12 months…
27th January 2022
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Finance, legal, HR
Finance, legal, HR
Union claims to have ‘route out’ of pension dispute
The general secretary of the University and College Union, Jo Grady, has announced what she described as “serious proposals” for…
26th January 2022
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Student ombudswoman announces departure from OIA
The independent adjudicator at the student ombuds for England and Wales has announced her departure as the organisation revealed that…
26th January 2022
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‘Time is running out’ to avoid further pension and pay strikes, says UCU
The University and College Union (UCU) has warned that “time is running out” for university employers to meet its demands…
24th January 2022
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UCU December strikes had ‘low impact’, claim employers
Two-thirds of universities affected by strikes in December 2021 have claimed that staff walkouts disrupted less than a quarter of…
19th January 2022
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Vice-chancellors pledge to end the use of NDAs
Higher and further education minister Michelle Donelan has today launched a new pledge against the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)…
18th January 2022
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Features
The biggest legal challenges for universities in 2022
Higher education issues that were once the provision of a university ethics committee or the SU – freedom of expression,…
10th January 2022
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OfS strategy lacks ‘vision’ for independent regulator, say universities
Vice-chancellors in England have warned the Office for Students that its next three-year strategy lacks “vision” and risks drifting from…
7th January 2022
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University of Huddersfield told to pay £100,000 to sacked lecturer
The University of Huddersfield has been ordered to pay £100,000 in damages to a senior lecturer it dismissed almost one…
7th January 2022
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Half of disadvantaged students could be denied higher education access – MillionPlus
Government plans for a minimum GCSE entry level for higher education risk entrenching inequality between rich and disadvantaged students, according…
14th December 2021
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