Edited sentence: ) who wish to remain in their employer's final salary pension scheme (BPAS - Birmingham Pension and Savings).) who wish to remain in their employer's final salary pension scheme, BPAS (Birmingham Pension And Savings).Aerial photograph of the University from Google Maps.Consequently morale among many of these loyal, highly experienced and highly skilled employees is at an all-time low.Consequently support staff morale within this university is at an all-time low.Since BPAS is one of the best final salary schemes available, it is not surprising that most long-term (15+ years service) support staff employees have reluctantly decided to forgo ever applying for promotion (and the associated increase in salary) in order to remain in it.Since the BPAS scheme is one of the best final salary schemes available, it is not surprising that most long-term support staff employees have reluctantly decided to forgo applying for promotion (and the associated increase in salary) to remain in it.Unfortunately this means that, potentially, promotions might be awarded to some support staff who are not necessarily deserving of it - but have simply obtained it through their willingness to forgo their membership of BPAS.Uniquely as far as such schemes go, this university (a major UK educational employer), encouraged by feeble trade union representation, has decided (from July 2007) to deny promotion to support staff (irrespective of their skills and experience - laboratory technicians, secretaries etc.Uniquely as far as such schemes go, this university (a major UK educational employer), presumably encouraged by feeble trade union representation, has decided (from July 2007) to deny promotion to all support staff (irrespective of their skills and experience - laboratory technicians, secretaries etc.University of Birmingham.ar:جامعة برمنجهام.de:University of Birmingham.fi:Birminghamin yliopisto.fr:Université de Birmingham.ja:バーミンガム大学.la:Universitas Birminghamiensis.sv:University of Birmingham.zh:伯明翰大学