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To: Professor Sue Rigby - Principal
Support our No Compulsory Redundancies Fight at Edinburgh Napier University
We are asking for your support by signing our petition to ensure that there are no compulsory redundancies of academic and academic related staff at Edinburgh Napier University.
We are looking for support to inform the university leadership that their proposal and processing of a reduction in these staff of approximately 70 posts is detrimental to the provision of university education delivery for current and potential students.
The University having processed a large number of these voluntary job cuts have now stated they are looking to remove 10 to 15 jobs via compulsory redundancies. We need your help to put a halt to this.
We are looking for support to inform the university leadership that their proposal and processing of a reduction in these staff of approximately 70 posts is detrimental to the provision of university education delivery for current and potential students.
The University having processed a large number of these voluntary job cuts have now stated they are looking to remove 10 to 15 jobs via compulsory redundancies. We need your help to put a halt to this.
Why is this important?
Edinburgh Napier University has moved forward with up to 70 redundancies relating to academic and academic related staff, which the Educational Institute of Scotland believe will have an adverse impact on the academic quality and coverage which may have a negative impact on the quality of education students would receive. The Staff cuts would also place additional burdens on an already stretched workforce at Edinburgh Napier University.
The EIS University Lecturers Association condemns the failure of the university to provide a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. Management at ENU have refused to take this critical step, instead continuing with plans that place dedicated, long serving and hard-working staff at risk. These job cuts are short-sighted and will only increase the workload on remaining staff, leading to a decline in course provision and a diminished student experience. The EIS reiterates its call for the university to halt their cuts agenda and prioritise the well-being of their staff and students using the financial reserves that both universities have stashed away.
We are also aware that the university are not, according to their published finances, in financial crisis. They have in fact got a very healthy reserve.
We also do not believe that the process has been transparent, fair, or proper.
The EIS University Lecturers Association condemns the failure of the university to provide a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. Management at ENU have refused to take this critical step, instead continuing with plans that place dedicated, long serving and hard-working staff at risk. These job cuts are short-sighted and will only increase the workload on remaining staff, leading to a decline in course provision and a diminished student experience. The EIS reiterates its call for the university to halt their cuts agenda and prioritise the well-being of their staff and students using the financial reserves that both universities have stashed away.
We are also aware that the university are not, according to their published finances, in financial crisis. They have in fact got a very healthy reserve.
We also do not believe that the process has been transparent, fair, or proper.
How it will be delivered
Via social media
Via mainstream media
Via correspondance to interested group i.e students association
Via political constiuency targets