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King's response to industrial action


   We are very sorry that our university will experience strike action by
   members of the University & College Union (UCU) in relation to the
   national dispute over the sector-wide University Superannuation Scheme
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   employers. The USS employers (including King’s College London) offered
   to pay an additional 0.5 per cent for two years, in return for no
   industrial action over pensions bringing contributions to 9.1 per cent.
   Unfortunately, this compromise offer was not accepted by UCU.

   We very much hoped that industrial action would be avoided, and a
   solution found. Following the industrial action on pensions in  2018,
   we helped initiate the setting up of the Joint Expert Panel, a group
   set up by UCU and Universities UK (the body which represents employers
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   community and across the sector. We respect the right of our staff to
   strike and know that no-one takes the decision to take part in
   industrial action lightly. While no cost increases are desirable, they
   are reflective of the current challenges faced by all pensions schemes
   and the importance of maintaining the current and future benefits that
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   university alone.

Supporting our students during industrial action

   We know that industrial action is unsettling for our students and we
   apologise for any disruption our students may experience. Our priority
   will be to minimise disruption and we are committed to delivering an
   educational programme for each individual student regardless of any
   period of industrial action.

   The university will remain open throughout the strike action. Our
   libraries, computer rooms and services will be available throughout to
   enable students to continue their studies and independent learning. We
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   King’s College London is about the people who study and work here.
   Whilst the industrial action this Spring relates only to the national
   and sector-wide USS pension dispute, we recognise and are taking steps
   to address other important issues which are of concern to our students
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   5 bronze and 6 silver awards at faculty, school and department level
   and a Race Equality bronze award. We have developed and are
   implementing action plans for LGBTQ inclusion and disability inclusion,
   and most notably we have achieved our first entry in the Stonewall
   Workplace Equality Index.
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   drop in our gender pay gap in 2019 to 17.8%, from the 2018 figure of
   19%. Our gender pay gap is still a significant figure and through our
   action plan we will continue to seek to understand and address the
   underlying issues that lie behind it.

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   Organisational development has created Three Pathways to Wellbeing
   (Physical, Mental and Social) plus a Wellbeing Toolkit to provide
   tailored support, guidance and services.

   We have dedicated workshops and resources to help teams and individuals
   to manage wellbeing effectively and wellbeing strategies and training
   opportunities are embedded in our leadership programmes for staff at