It’s also well past time for our employer to sit down and negotiate a fair policy on hybrid working with us.

We once again call on @drjogrady.bsky.social to meet us for unconditional talks to resolve our dispute.

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To be clear: imposing or even threatening financial penalties for staff with disabilities is wrong now and would be wrong at any time.

This kind of behaviour needs to end.

Now.

This imposition also disproportionately affects lower paid staff whose London Weighting can account for more than 12% of their pay.

And most shockingly it impacts disabled staff who now face a financial detriment if they require home working as a reasonable adjustment.

Because our employer has suddenly imposed new contractual terms meaning London-based staff will lose all or part of their London Weighting if remote working is agreed. This imposition is part of our ongoing industrial dispute, which includes a failure to agree a hybrid working policy.

With thanks and solidarity to the latest signatories:
@uclucu.bsky.social
@sussexucu.bsky.social
@lancasterucu.bsky.social
@ucustandrews.bsky.social

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Thank you for your solidarity
@umucu.bsky.social
@ucu-ulster.bsky.social
@uculincolnbranch.bsky.social
@kclucu.bsky.social
@cardiffucu.bsky.social
@northantsucu.bsky.social
Nottingham Trent UCU
Kingston University UCU
University of York UCU

Thank you:
@ucugreenwich.bsky.social
Sandwell College
@lseucu.bsky.social
@leedsucu.bsky.social
University of Chester
Bradford College
@yorkstjohn.bsky.social
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Kirklees College
Liverpool John Moores University
Royal Northern College of Music
University of Oxford

For the full list of signatories to the statement see uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/u...

University of Reading
Wigan and Leigh College
@uonucu.bsky.social
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
@ucuwestminster.bsky.social
@leicesterucu.bsky.social
Sheffield International College
@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

@ucuaberdeen.bsky.social
@ucuglasgow.bsky.social
@bcu-ucu.bsky.social
@citystgeorgesucu.bsky.social
@ucukent.bsky.social
@beourhope.bsky.social
@ucuaber.bsky.social
University of Huddersfield
West Nottinghamshire College

@qmucu.bsky.social sky.social
@goldsmithsucu.bsky.social
@manmetucu.bsky.social
@ulivucu.bsky.social
@ducu.bsky.social
@ducuuo.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
University of Strathclyde

Jo Grady: “Rogue university bosses are trying to intimidate staff from taking lawful industrial action by withholding their wages. This is a deeply unfair and unprofessional response from management which will only escalate and prolong these disputes.”

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1209...

Jo Grady: “...these deductions are immoral, counterproductive, and have no place in our universities. UCEA and vice-chancellors need to stop with the bully-boy tactics which are damaging to staff, students, and the international reputation of UK higher education.’

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1287...

Jo Grady: “Employers are specifically threatening to impose 100% pay deductions... It's now clear that this is a nationally orchestrated move by employers to bully and intimidate.”

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1210...