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“With nearly 70% of its teaching staff on precarious contracts, Oxford is one of the worst offenders, but this is an issue that extends across UK higher education.”
#RebeccaAbrams, 2024
Not just the UK either. I know people who have been on similar gig contracts at NZ universities, and I've read worse stories about the US. Another product of the PMC (Professional-Managerial Class)
The Guardian · Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’
“This is an important case that highlights the need for higher education providers to review and rethink their treatment of precariously employed staff. It is not acceptable for these institutions to continue to seek to avoid their legal obligations. The gig economy has no place in our universities.”
#RyanBradshaw, solicitor, Leigh Day, 2024
Preach.
The Guardian · Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’