Contact Us

For initial queries, email uhucu@herts.ac.uk

For confidential enquiries: uhucuoffacc@outlook.com

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table with committee members on campaign

2025-26 UCU committee at the University of Hertfordshire:

NAMEPOSTSCHOOL
Dragan PlavsicPresidentLaw and Education
Jane Sayco-Vice-PresidentHealth Medicine and Life Sciences
Keith Seedco-Vice-PresidentBusiness
Katrina NavickasSecretaryCreative Arts
Catarina CarvalhoTreasurerPECS
Hulya DagdevirenResearch OfficerBusiness
Mike PickupHealth and Safety OfficerPECS
Pfavai NyajekaEqualities OfficerBusiness
Maciej BancarzewskiEnvironment OfficerBusiness
Will AtkinsonMembership SecretaryBusiness
Mike PageAcademic managers officerHealth Medicine and Life Sciences
currently vacantLearning Officer
Katrina NavickasPress and Social MediaCreative Arts
currently vacantVisiting Lecturer/Casualisation officer
currently vacantcase co-ordination officer

School reps

NAMESCHOOL
Mike PageHealth Medicine and Life Sciences
Maciej BancarzewskiBusiness
Will AtkinsonBusiness
David Tree (Creative Arts)Creative Arts
Mike Pickup (Computer Science)PECS
Dragan PlavsicLaw and Education
Catarina Carvalho (PAM)PECS
Katrina Navickas (Humanities)Creative Arts
vacantEducation

Is your School not represented? We need more reps and caseworkers! Go to Join Us to find out how to volunteer.

For initial queries, contact our committee via our Administrator, Lin Martin-Haugh, uhucu@herts.ac.uk

For confidential enquiries you can also email: uhucuoffacc@outlook.com

Case Work

If you require specific and individual assistance from UH UCU to resolve an employment-related issue, we can offer a caseworker service.

Please note that normally UH UCU will only offer its help to UCU members of more than 90 days standing, and is not normally able to provide assistance (including initial advice) to members whose workplace issue has its origins before joining the union.   

However, assistance may be provided to members of less than 90 days standing, and for a workplace issue which has its origins after the date of joining the union in the following circumstances:

  • If a member joins the Union at the earliest opportunity (and in any event no later than 30 days after taking up qualifying employment).
  • If a member did not join the union at the earliest opportunity, we will not provide assistance until the member has made an upfront payment of 12 months’ national and local union subscription, starting from the date of registration of membership (or, if their membership lapsed for any reason, from the date of the restoration of membership).

Each request for assistance from members of less than 90 days standing will be assessed on its merits, subject to Branch resources, and on a case-by-case basis.  For example, if there may be issues of collective significance for the Branch.  In any case, the final decision rests with the UHUCU Committee.

 

Case work request form

Download the case work request form below, with explanatory notes, and send to uhucuoffacc@outlook.com

Case work request form:

BLANK Personal Case Pro-forma v2 with explanatory notesDownload