Staff at colleges and universities across the United Kingdom are doing the equivalent of at least two days unpaid work every week, according to a report that lays bare the extent of the workload crisis gripping post-16 education.
The report by the University and College Union (UCU), the third of its kind, is based on the responses of more than 13,000 workers in universities, colleges, prison and adult and community education.
The report details sky-high levels of overwork across all sectors in post-16 education that would breach Working Time Regulations of a maximum 48 hour working week and fall short of Health and Safety Executive mandated stress management standards , requiring urgent action by employers. Staff also provide first-hand testimony about the impact the workload crisis is having on their professionalism.
