1. University and College Union Casual Staff Working Conditions Survey at the University of Edinburgh

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Dear Colleague,

 

The UCU are compiling information about the working conditions of workers on casual contracts, especially those who do work such as teaching assistance and marking.  The following survey should take no more than 10 mins and will give a valuable insight in to how the University of Edinburgh is performing as an employer.  Some of these questions are about payment and others are about the time it takes you to do certain tasks.  Please answer as accurately as you can.

 

The information you provide is completely anonymous.

 

If you would like any more information about this survey please contact: ucu@qub.ac.uk 

 

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* 1. Are you on a fixed term or hourly paid contract?

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* 2. Are you currently studying for your PhD

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* 3. Do you have a desk to work on?

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* 4. If so, in which school are you doing your PhD?

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* 5. Are you a member of the University and College Union?

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* 6. If you answered 'no' please let us know why.

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* 7. What is your nationality?

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* 8. What is your gender?

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* 9. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

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* 10. If you answered 'yes', has the university made reasonable adjustments to enable you to be able to do your job?

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* 11. If you answer 'no' in Q10 please give details below.

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* 12. If you are a PhD student, howmuch of the funding for your PhD comes from your own finances?

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* 13. Are you given the opportunity to do work like teaching/marking etc?

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* 14. If you are funded, does this funding include a stipend for living expenses? 

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* 15. Do you work as a teaching assistant?

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* 16. If you have been awarded funding, is teaching a condition of this?

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* 17. On how many modules do you teach?

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* 18. On average, how many classes do you take per week?

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* 19. In an average week, how many hours do you devote to class preparation?

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* 20. How long do each of these classes last?

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* 21. Please enter your hourly rate below

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* 22. How much are you paid per hour for teaching assistance?

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* 23. Do you work as a classroom demonstrator?

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* 24. How much are you paid per hour for demonstrating?

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* 25. Are you paid for reading the papers that where core reading for the exam/essay?

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* 26. Are you paid for administrative tasks?

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* 27. Do you have paid office hours?

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* 28. Do you have a room for office hours?

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* 29. Are you expected to do any additional marking without pay?

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* 30. Are you paid for meeting with students/answering long emails?

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* 31. Is there any other work, (e.g. office hours, meeting students, replying to student emails, extra work for you supervisor) you are expected to do without pay?

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* 32. If yes, please tell us the nature of this extra work.

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* 33. Are you expected to do any tasks that you are not paid for (even if already mentioned above)?

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* 34. On an average week, how many hours do you work on tasks you are not paid for?

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* 35. Do you mark student assessments? (Click as many buttons as required)

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* 36. Is the the time you get paid per essay enough to mark it properly?

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* 37. How much are you paid to mark each exam?

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* 38. On average, how long does it take you to mark one exam?

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* 39. How much are you paid to mark each student essay (or your discipline's equivalent e.g. lab reports)?

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* 40. How much are you paid to mark each formative assessment (assessments that do not count towards a final grade)?

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* 41. On average, how long does it take you to mark one student essay (or your discipline's equivalent e.g. lab reports)?

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* 42. On average, how long does it take you to mark each formative assessment?

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* 43. If you do any work without payment, to what extent do you believe that this unpaid work is useful training for you?

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* 44. If 'yes' please provide details below.

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* 45. If you are a full time teaching fellow, do you get time allocated to do research?

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* 46. If you are a research only contract, what is the length of your contract?

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* 47. If you are on a research only contract, do you have access to research funds?

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* 48. Do you receive adequate mentoring for career progression?

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* 49. Overall, how satisfied are you with your conditions of work?

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* 50. Is there anything else you would want to add about your experience, or anything else you would like to bring to the attention of the UCU?

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