Members will have received an email from the university with the concerning news that there are to be job cuts in Scotland and Malaysia as result of the Portfolio Review.

The communication was sent while representatives from the 3 recognised unions were still in the initial meeting with the university management team.

More meeting will follow at which we will seek further details about the proposals. The university management team have so far refused to commit to avoiding compulsory redundancies.

Emergency Members Meeting

It is essential that we are able to represent members views so we will holding an Emergency Members’ Meeting to discuss the situation at 3.00pm on Thursday 13 November .

The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom. Please check your inbox for the link to the meeting. If you haven’t received or need a reminder please contact any of the branch committee or the local branch office.

There will be an opportunity to raise and discuss other issues relating to working at HWU under AOB at the end of the meeting. If you are not able to attend but would like to raise an item please contact Kate Sang with your comments.

It is very short notice but it is very important that you attend and have your say at a quorate meeting. Please attend if at all possible.