The University of Ulster

“…At the University of Ulster, since 2009 there have been 16 claims lodged against the University of Ulster, with 14 of these withdrawn before they reach tribunal. Of the remaining two, one case is still ongoing and the other was won in favour of the University. The University spent £67,282.45 on legal fees to fight this equal pay case…”

From: http://www.thedetail.tv/issues/37/employment-tribunals/a-hidden-world-of-settlements-and-gagging-orders

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“…A University of Ulster lecturer whose fixed term contract was not renewed was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, a Northern Ireland industrial tribunal has ruled. He is to receive compensation in excess of £36,000 for losses incurred.

The landmark decision, in a case backed by UCU and Thompsons McClure Solicitors, clarifies the employment rights of fixed-term workers.

The damning judgement of the tribunal describes the reasons given by the Human Resources Director, Ronnie Magee, for not following a proper redundancy procedure as 'simply breathtaking in their arrogance and inadequacy'…”

From: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2399

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“…Ulster University is not only harassing and bullying staff, they are also wasting an extraordinary amount of taxpayers money on legal costs in the process. Here are the costs for one single industrial tribunal case (IT): a whooping £72,990. This was only one case, UU has been taken to the IT more times than any other UK university in the last three years!...”

From: https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Ulster-Victims-Association/1614149405477420

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“…Does Mr. McCullough’s absence in the Tribunal case substantiate the rumor that he is indeed suspended? If so, on what grounds he is suspended? Would he face a disciplinary action? For what reason? Would there be a tribunal case- Oliver McCullough vs. University of Ulster? Would Mr. Barry Mulqueen, the usual barrister of the University of Ulster alongside Mr. McCullough, would also represent Ulster and this time face Mr. McCullough?”

From: http://profrichardbarnett.com/?p=282


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 “…In Biggart v University of Ulster, an employment tribunal said that the University’s failure to consult with Dr Biggart when his contract came to an end was an act of discrimination against him as a fixed term worker…”

From: http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk/ltext/lelr-weekly-007-end-of-term.htm

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“…In 2009, Prof Holscher raised concerns about the ethical conduct of Prof Howard after learning of his involvement in the Alder Hey organs scandal. He told external bodies about his past conduct. In 2012 a disciplinary hearing charged Holscher with pursuing a vendetta against Howard. This year, at a second disciplinary hearing, Holscher was demoted from professor to senior lecturer. Holscher has named nine senior members of staff he claims were involved in a conspiracy against him and that his demotion was linked to his complaints against Howard…”

From: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/professor-obsessed-with-colleagues-work-job-bias-hearing-told-29831698.html

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“…In this piece we’d like to show you what it’s like to be a staff member in such a failed institution as we get up close and personal with the torturous disciplinary process of the Ulster Gulag. Some partial explanation for this travesty may lie in the antecedent institutions of Ulster University as the merged entity inherited academic contracts which gave managers absolute power over academic staff, minimized individual academic freedom and left Ulster University a despotic variety of pre-92 institution by comparison with the relatively relaxed nature of contracts in more mature institutions. Good people would not stay, and bad management nurtured further mediocrity and repressive governance…”

From: http://uubullying.wordpress.com/