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Queen's to vote on jobs cut plan Queen's agrees 103 job cuts plan
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The senate of Queen's University is to vote later on a plan which would cut over 100 jobs and close its German department. The senate of Queen's University has agreed a plan to cut 103 academic jobs and close its German department.
University management and union representatives are also to appear before the Employment and Learning Committee at Stormont on Tuesday. The ruling body agreed the move on Tuesday, arguing it would save money and increase Queen's chance of joining the world's top 100 universities.
However the lecturers' union, the UCU, said it the wrong decision.
University management and union representatives are to appear before the Employment and Learning Committee at Stormont later.
They were summoned after MLAs learned of the plan to cut jobs and subjects.They were summoned after MLAs learned of the plan to cut jobs and subjects.
By the time that the Assembly committee hears both sides, the senate is expected to have voted.
Queen's is keen to be one of the top 100 universities in the world.
The university wants to ensure that most academic staff do high quality research, so the jobs of those who only teach students could be in jeopardy, said BBC NI education correspondent Maggie Taggart.The university wants to ensure that most academic staff do high quality research, so the jobs of those who only teach students could be in jeopardy, said BBC NI education correspondent Maggie Taggart.
"The union involved says it will fight the job losses even though the number is smaller than originally predicted," she said."The union involved says it will fight the job losses even though the number is smaller than originally predicted," she said.
"The 103 staff targeted will be offered voluntary redundancy or early retirement but compulsory redundancies are not ruled out.""The 103 staff targeted will be offered voluntary redundancy or early retirement but compulsory redundancies are not ruled out."