Archive for November, 2008

IFUT votes to endorse pay deal and vows to continue fight against education cuts

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

IFUT members have voted to accept the terms of the National Pay Agreement. It had been recommended for acceptance by the IFUT Executive.
IFUT’s General Secretary, Mike Jennings, said “We are very pleased that our members agreed with our recommendation that the deal was the best available in the current climate.
“However, no one should interpret this [...]

Supreme Court Rules on Case Involving Professor in UCC

Friday, November 7th, 2008

The Supreme Court has made a Judgement in a case regarding threatened disciplinary action against a Professor in UCC.
The Judgement has interesting implications regarding tenure for university staff.
The full text of the judgement is available here (Members only).