Staff to strike at Scottish university over marking boycott pay deductions

STAFF at the University of Stirling are set to walk out in a dispute over deductions from the pay of staff who took part in a marking and assessment boycott earlier this year.

UCU claim the deductions were “punitive and disproportionate” as the salary deducted did not reflect the percentage of time staff participating in the boycott spend marking and assessing students’ work. These deductions have particularly impacted staff on low pay in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.

A spokesperson for the University of Stirling said: “The university is disappointed that industrial action is taking place.

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