This page covers issues relating to part-time contracts for demonstrators, instructors, tutors, teachers and lecturers including Post Graduate Students.

The UCU has negotiated a new agreement with the University regarding regularisation of casual and hourly-paid workers (May 2008).

The University has recently (January 2013) conceded that a Bank-worker should have employment status. Everyone who teaches on a regular basis, even for only an hour or two each week, should have a contract of employment which includes a statement of employment particulars showing entitlement to incremental progression, USS pension, negotiated sick leave, grade, pay, redundancy and holiday entitlement.

If you are a Bank Worker teaching for the University of Sheffield and have taught both semesters each year this check list will help you find out whether or not you should have employee status.

Advice for those who are being 'regularised'

If you are at all unhappy about the information you have received or the process undertaken you can ask for further information. This document hourly paid - atypical workers advice April 2010 gives background information and advice and hourly paid - atypical workers how to get information from the university gives you some template letters to use to request further information from the university. And follow up letter: Letter 1b

Latest copy of Grievance from Joint Union Committee (Dec 2010)

Information for Atypical Workers

• FAQ's What is a Atypical Worker?
• New Case Form
• New Case Legal Form

Information is available via the HR website at: click here.

• Framework for the Regularisation of Atypical Workers (May 2008)
• Deciding Agreement Type - Example
• Pay rates and determining pay for the University Bank
• Regularisation of Atypical Workers - Employment Rights
• University Grade Profiles
• Summary of Terms and Conditions
• Holiday Pay- Students and All Atypical Workers
• Statutory Sick Pay
• SUCU Good Practice Guide for POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
• Atypical Workers Questionnaire
• Regularisation of Atypical Workers Appeal Form
• Legal Guidelines
• Appeals on grade, point on scale etc.

UCU National Links

• Legal Scheme Regulations
• Fixed-term, part-time and hourly paid staff
• UCU anti-casualisation committee

Important Legal Decisions

• Dorset County Council v Omenaca- Labarta, 2008 (judgement of less favourable treatment under the Fixed Term Employees Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment Regulations 2002)
• Sharma v Manchester City Council, 2008
• B K Carl v University of Sheffield 2007 (Pre Hearing Review)
• Birch v Leeds Met, 2005 (settled out of Court)
• Matthews and others v Kent and Medways Fire Authority 2006. House of Lords Judgment
• Andy Biggart v Ulster University 2007. Employment Tribunal Judgment. (Fixed Term Employee wrongfully dismissed)
• Gail Adams v Northern Regional FE College of Northern Ireland 2008. Employment Tribunal Judgment. (Part-time worker wins right to equal training support.)