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Campaign materials
The following documents are intended for members, branches and local associations across all sectors of the union. The materials include advice for branches/LAs and templates of various campaigning materials that can be adapted for local use.
For further information email anticasualisation@ucu.org.uk
You can also follow the UCU anti-casualisation committee on Twitter: @UCUAnti_Cas
Campaign pack
'I support secure employment' poster [23kb]
Hourly-paid staff leaflet [271kb]
Anti-casualisation poster [51kb]
Charter for the treatment of casualised staff [116kb]
Advice for manager members in HE
Advice to UCU members who manage research staff [37kb]
Advice for research managers employing fixed-term research staff [55kb]
Advice for academic managers employing hourly-paid teaching staff [65kb]
General branch resources
FE local anti-casualisation newsletter [75kb]
HE local anti-casualisation newsletter [75kb]
Building effective local campaigns against casualisation: a branch rep's guide, Jun 15 [281kb]
Template: UCU survey of hourly paid and zero hours staff [160kb]
Template: UCU survey of research staff [179kb]
Note to branches on recruiting and negotiating on behalf of staff on casual contracts
Collective grievance guidance [180kb]
Collective grievance guidance [174kb]
Advice to branches/LAs on fixed-term and hourly paid representatives
The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
see also: UCU commentary on the part-time workers' regulations
The Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
see also: UCU commentary on the fixed-term employees' regulations
advice on written particulars of employment
See also:
Campaign and recruitment downloads
Leaflet to recruit hourly-paid staff [41kb]
Leaflet to recruit researchers [41kb]
a letter template to VC/principal on the Stamp Out campaign [219kb]
a template for a local leaflet on anti-casualisation [211kb]
a template for a local petition [224kb]
a template for requesting members' help with the campaign [218kb]
a leaflet requesting members' help with the campaign [141kb]
a template for a survey of hourly paid staff [219kb]
Template workshop presentations:
Researchers' workshop presentation [370kb]
Researchers' workshop guidance notes [33kb]
Hourly-paid workshop presentation [320kb]
Hourly-paid workshop guidance notes [33kb]
Know your rights card
Available to order via Martin Whelton (please provide postal address and quantities wanted):
see a preview of the card [41kb]
Related pages:
Other resources
There are also branch/LA resources available on the website on:
that can be used in a local anti-casualisation campaign.
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