Letter Templates
The following letter templates are free to download and are intended to be used to lobby members of senior management to improve specific factors that contribute to negative experiences of fixed or short-term contracts.
Request the delayed closing of institutional email accounts
The immediate removal of institutional email accounts can negatively affect individuals' abilities to maintain academic profiles and professional networks between contracts. Use this letter to request your university introduce a policy to delay the point at which email accounts are closed.
Request the introduction of minimum contract lengths
The widespread use of zero hours and very short-term (less than 12 month) contracts has major implications for individuals' wellbeing and career development. Use this letter to request that your university establishes a policy around the minimum length of fixed term contract used, where contacts must exceed 12 months.
Request probation that is proportional to employment
Probation lengths can exceed contracts and colleagues can find themselves on repeated periods of probation each time contracts are renewed. This can have major implications for mental health and peoples' abilities to plan their lives. Use this letter to request that probation periods are proportional to the duration of employment.
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