Casualisation agreements between university and trade unions, and implementation
Dear Sheffield Hallam University,
I am writing to request, under the Freedom of Information act, information about casualisation.
Please could you provide the following:
(1) A copy of any agreements between the university and trade unions concerning casualisation, i.e. the use of fixed-term contracts, zero-hours contracts or similar contracts.
(2) The dates any such agreements were reached.
(3) Annual statistics regarding the number of staff employed on fixed-term contracts, dating from before any agreements mentioned in (1) to the present day. If no such agreements exist, then please provide annual statistics for the last five years.
(4) Annual statistics as in (3) regarding the number of staff employed on zero-hours contracts (if possible separated into postgraduate students who are also employed by the university, and other staff employed on zero-hours contracts).
(5) Minutes of meetings between the university and trade unions at which progress of implementation of the agreements mentioned in (1) were discussed.
Yours faithfully,
Francis Higgs
Reference: FOI/2223/162
Dear Ms Higgs,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request on 15th March 2023. We will respond to your request in due course and within the 20 working days stipulated by the Freedom of Information Act.
Should you need to contact us regarding this request, please use our reference: FOI/2223/162.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team
Governance, Legal and Sector Regulation
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
Sheffield S1 1WB
Telephone +44 (0)114 225 5555
Dear Ms Higgs
I am writing for clarification of your request for data dated 15th March 2023. Can you please clarify what historical dates you require for questions 1, 2 and 5?
I will put your request on hold and once we have received clarification on your request, we will respond as soon as possible and within 20 working days of receipt of that clarification.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team
Governance, Legal and Sector Regulation
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
Sheffield S1 1WB
Telephone +44 (0)114 225 5555
Dear Information Governance Team,
Thank you for your response.
I am requesting any and all agreements regarding casualisation as described in my question 1 which were agreed between 2018 and 2023 (inclusive), and the same period for the other questions.
Yours sincerely,
Francis Higgs
Reference: FOI/2223/162
Dear Mr Higgs
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request regarding
casualisation agreements between university and trade unions at Sheffield
Hallam University. Please see the information below in response to your
request.
1. A copy of any agreements between the university and trade unions
concerning casualisation, i.e. the use of fixed-term contracts,
zero-hours contracts or similar contracts.
Information not held. The Freedom of Information Act applies to recorded
information held by the public authority at the time of the request.
2. The dates any such agreements were reached.
Please see response to Question 1.
3. Annual statistics regarding the number of staff employed on fixed-term
contracts, dating from before any agreements mentioned in (1) to the
present day. If no such agreements exist, then please provide annual
statistics for the last five years.
Please see response to Question 4.
4. Annual statistics as in (3) regarding the number of staff employed on
zero-hours contracts (if possible separated into postgraduate students
who are also employed by the university, and other staff employed on
zero-hours contracts).
Figures are as of 1^st January for each relevant year, based on the main
post held by an individual at the University.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Q3. Fixed-term contracts 544 442 483 460 479
Q4. Associate lecturers (Zero hours academic
staff) 837 704 750 823 576
Q4. Zero hours (Zero hours professional services
staff) 71 77 68 60 81
5. Minutes of meetings between the university and trade unions at which
progress of implementation of the agreements mentioned in (1) were
discussed.
Information not held
This concludes the University’s response to your request. Should you be
dissatisfied with how the University has handled your request, please
consult the attached complaints procedure.
Regards,
Information Governance Team
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Governance, Legal and Sector Regulation
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
Sheffield S1 1WB
Telephone +44 (0)114 225 5555
[2]www.shu.ac.uk
Dear Freedom of Information Mailbox,
Thank you very much for your response.
Yours sincerely,
Francis Higgs
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