Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over job cuts and the use of compulsory redundancies.

The University and College Union (UCU) said it comes after the university’s senior management announced last month they plan to make 16 people redundant as part of efforts to save £2m.

The union said the cuts would be a devastating blow for staff in the university’s executive office who lose their jobs, and it fears there could be more in the future.

UCU members employed in the university’s executive office are being asked if they are prepared to take part both in strike action and action short of strike, in a ballot that closes on 7 October.

UCU university branch president Conchor O Giollagain said: “Obviously redundancy has

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