That the Parliament celebrates the news that the Open University (OU) has begun rolling out a programme of new permanent contracts for 4,800 previously casualised lecturers; believes that this means that the affected staff will no longer have to constantly re-apply for their jobs, providing greater job security; understands that the new permanent contracts offer a pay uplift of 10-15%, additional annual leave, and staff development allowances for staff members who had previously worked on fixed-term contracts; recognises what it sees as the hard work that went into the extensive negotiations between the OU and the University and College Union (UCU); joins the UCU in calling for other universities across Scotland and the wider UK to end casualisation, and hopes that this will continue to become a broader trend that benefits higher education for years to come.