I, the undersigned, pledge my support to IFUT's campaign to implement the following 12 recommendations to end precarious employment arising from their Report on Precarious Employment in Higher Education.
- Adoption of the IFUT Anti-Precarity Charter: IFUT advocates for the universal adoption of its anti-precarity charter across all HEIs (All Stakeholders)
- Pathways to Permanent Employment: IFUT urges HEIs to collaborate in identifying and implementing pathways to permanent roles for precariously employed staff (Higher Education Institutions/IFUT)
- Negotiation of Fair Employment Conditions: Institution-level collective bargaining is strongly recommended to improve conditions for all teaching and research staff (HEIs/IFUT)
- Sector-Wide Collective Bargaining: IFUT calls for the establishment of sector wide collective bargaining systems (Policy Makers/IFUT)
- Review of Employment Practices: A comprehensive review of precarious employment practices is deemed essential (All Stakeholders)
- Transparency in Employment Data: HEIs are encouraged to accurately report and discuss the extent of precarious employment annually (HEIs/IFUT)
- Review of the Cush Agreement: A review is recommended to extend the scope to other staff categories (Policy Makers/IFUT)
- Abolition of the Employment Control Framework: IFUT considers its abolishment imperative to enable permanent contracts (Policy Makers)
- Collective Bargaining for Research Staff: IFUT calls for sector-wide collective bargaining for research staff (Policy Makers/IFUT)
- Sectoral Employment Order for Researchers: Exploration of such an order is advised in the absence of direct collective bargaining (Policy Makers)
- Increase in Academic Staff: A net annual increase of 650 academic staff for the next decade is recommended (Policy Makers)
- Focus on Faculty and Academic Recruitment: IFUT urges that recruitment strategies prioritise academic roles over administrative and managerial positions (Higher Education Institutions/IFUT)
