Staffordshire University, the first institution in the UK to offer an esports degree, has said it’s “disappointed” strike action is taking place over its decision to hire new staff via a subsidiary company.
Staffordshire’s University and College Union (UCU) has been striking over the university’s decision that new academic staff will not be employed directly by the university, but by a subsidiary company.
“It allows the university to deny future academics access to the standard, nationally agreed Teachers’ Pension Scheme,” a member of the UCU told Esports News UK.