Transition to Permanent Status
If you have been employed on fixed-term contracts for four or more consecutive years, you could be made permanent. For more info, contact GUCU's casework coordinator.
Guidelines on being made permanent available here
Resources for Fixed-Term/Hourly-Paid staff
Researcher's Survival Guide
download as a PDF 
(.pdf)
a practical guide to career issues, plus an explanation of your rights and your employers' duties
Resource page on UCU's website for part-time/fixed-term staff in Higher Education, with information for postgraduate student employees and research staff, and other important information on the issues and legislation.
UCU has a national campaign against casualisation, called Stamp Out Casual Contracts. More information here.
Know Your Rights information card
Postgraduate Employment Charter
Postgraduate Employment Good Practice Guide
Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment 2002)
Get Involved!
We are currently looking for people to join the Anti-Casualisation Committee, who meet once a term. If you are interested, please contact Kirsten at gucu-admin@gold.ac.uk
The latest issue of the Anti-Casualisation Committee newsletter is available here
Any questions? email us at
gucu-admin@gold.ac.uk.
