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  9. Challenging casualisation: stamp out casual contracts, May 2024

Challenging casualisation: stamp out casual contracts, 21 May 2024, Online, London/Southeast/Eastern & H/C regions

This course is for anyone who wants to look at challenging the increasing precarity of contracts across our sector. The course will cover putting in a structured claim along with organising and campaigning around that claim. This course is open to all reps, activists & members who are plugged into their local branch.

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Course details

Nation/region:London/Southeastern/Eastern & H/C regions
Course meeting dates: 21 May 2024

Please ensure you can attend the entire course prior to submitting your application  form. Please further ensure you have secured time off from your employer to attend.
Course meeting times:9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (with regular breaks) 
Course time commitment:8 - 10 hours approx including course meetings & pre-course work
LocationYou will be given a UCU Share Point login for this course. You will need to log in to access any pre-course work, tutor announcements, course chat etc. If you do not log in prior to the initial course meeting you may lose your place on this course.

Course content

The course will cover the following:

  • the barriers those on casual contracts face 
  • ways to involve full time staff in the elimination of casual contracts 
  • involving those on casual contracts
  • analyse information, whole worker organising, mapping the power of the workplace and supporting community
  • how to use majority petitions to gain member support  
  • analysing existing claims 
  • writing a claim to present to your branch and you employer 
  • planning to campaign and organise around your claim.

There is no requirement to have attended any UCU reps training prior to this course however, an understanding of your local branch bargaining machinery will be essential. If you are a new rep or an interested activist/member and would like to attend this course please contact your branch chair or secretary to discuss how your branch negotiates policy with the employer.

UCU courses are funded via members' contributions and public funding.

Information Facility time

Online courses are no different to face-to-face courses in terms of time off for training. Time off for training is a right and one which should be exercised as part of normal industrial relations. For more info please see  Facilities and time off for UCU reps.

Please note references to facility time will only apply to elected UCU Reps.

When you apply for a course we will assume that are making a commitment to attend the course as advertised, and have secured time off from your employer. Please contact your branch/region if you are having problems securing time off.

Please note:

You will be asked to register with the delivering college in which your trade union tutor is employed. Some colleges may ask for your passport or equivalent identification details to register. UCU are working to limit these asks, but as it stands, if you do not register with the college, you will be unable to join the course. 

For more information on the documents required for registration please see here