00:00Planned industrial action here at Cardiff University has been cancelled after the uni
00:07officially paused its job cuts until at least the end of this year. As many as 400 staff members
00:12were set to be laid off as part of plans to scale back some courses at the university announced
00:17earlier on this year but in the meantime that number was lowered to less than 300 and with
00:22strikes and other pressures on the university they have now said that there will be no more
00:27redundancies to happen for the rest of 2025. This is partly due to the number of people taking
00:32voluntary redundancies across the staff. In plans released earlier on this year a number of departments
00:38faced the chopping block including music and most controversially the nursing department which
00:43has since had assurances it will stay open for the time being at least something politicians in the
00:48Senate as well as health bosses across Wales welcomed. At the time of the initial cuts students told me
00:54they were concerned for the future of the university and in particular for their future studies without
01:00assurances moving into the next few years. It seems though that the latest deal struck between the
01:05university college union and Cardiff uni is something of a stop gap to keep things in line for the time
01:10being with no assurances of job security past the end of this year and talks around cutting some
01:15departments still on the cards with further discussions to take place in June. A spokesperson for
01:21Cardiff university said that they hope now to move forward with more positive and constructive talks
01:26with campus trade unions on how to work together to address immediate financial challenges and secure
01:32the university's long-term future. A welcome relief for staff and students but there are no promises for
01:37the future of this institution James Peach Watkins reporting for local tv at Cardiff university.
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