‘Issuing diktats’ | University of Liverpool staff strike on open days over hybrid working mandate

University of Liverpool campus building

Employees at the University of Liverpool staged a strike on Friday and Saturday to protest a new hybrid working mandate.

Staff were recently told they will need to spend at least 60% of their time working on-site.

The protest took place over two University of Liverpool open days, led by Unite union members who argued that major disruption was necessary to start a dialogue with university management over the attendance policy.

‘Issuing diktats’ & ‘riding roughshod’ – University of Liverpool staff protest hybrid policy

Ahead of the strike, the Unite union criticised the university for failing to consider how the hybrid policy will impact staff wellbeing.

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