Tag Archives: Keith Ross

Adding insult to injury: GCU management organise line manager workshops for ‘when you have to give bad news’ at GCU

Posted on April 29, 2011 by unionadmin

In an incredibly insensitive e-mail to GCU all staff  the GCU OD department are now publicly advertising workships for line-managers on ‘handling difficult conversations’. Described as ‘a range of resources available to staff to support during the restructuring process’ the … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Caledonian needs a professional and mature approach to HR. It’s not what we’re getting

Posted on April 4, 2011 by unionadmin

Whatever the consequences of the proposed re-structuring for staff including the hard pressed staff in HR, one person will not have to deal with the fallout. It seems clear from the cluster meetings held last Week that Keith Ross, the … Continue reading →

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GCU Management: Much of their financial speculations ‘based on projections’….(but ‘realistic’ projections…)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by unionadmin

The trade unions at Glasgow Caledonian met with senior management for their second meeting on Wednesday 16th March to discuss the plans to make 95 staff redundant . EIS, UCU, UNITE and UNISON were all represented by members from GCU … Continue reading →

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Report of Meeting with GCU Management Thursday 10th March

Posted on March 10, 2011 by unionadmin

The trade union representatives had a meeting with Senior Management this morning from 10 – 12 to discuss the compulsory redundancies announced by management last Thursday evening and the imposition of a number of policies on staff by HR and … Continue reading →

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Why Management Strategy at GCU is wrong

Posted on March 4, 2011 by unionadmin

At 8am on 4th March, Principal Pamela Gillies announced in an e-mail to all staff that as a result of proposals presented to University Court by the Executive Board “a reduction of 95 support and administrative posts across the University … Continue reading →

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