25 January 2007
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY | |
MINUTES | |
Thursday, 25 January 2007 at 12.00pm | |
New SCR, | |
Present: Mr Nick Downer (Chair); Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green (Secretary); Miss Emma Easterbrook (Support Officer); Dr Catherine Pitt; Mr David Yates; Mr Richard Stibbs; Dr Nick Holmes; Mr Michael Kuczynski; Mr Frank King; Dr Margaret Glendenning; and Mr Roger Greeves. | |
1. | Apologies Dr Peter Sarris |
2. (i) (ii) | Guest: Pro-Vice-Chancellor Andrew Cliff Pay and Grading: -Report on Pay and Grading is to go to the General Board and Council -Cost: overall £6.25 million; 3.1% pay rise in the salary bill; pensions implication of approximately £1 million; it is in line with the budget -Circling: red estimated 6%; actual 6.1%; green estimated 12 – 15%; actual 12.7% -Assimilation phase has now been completed and we are now into review and appeal -Delay of four to five weeks for new jobs -Approximately 500 jobs in review; hotspots in some areas -System now gives flexibility to offer market pay packages -Need to concentrate on other areas bring it into line with general government policy Governance: -Mr Willy Brown is chairing a Working Group regarding Statute U, which governs terms of employment and grievance procedure -Pensions Advisory Group has been set up -Final stages of implementation of CHRIS, which will improve ability to compile statistics -Proposals rearding promotion of STOs and College interfaces to be made this year -Decisions regarding Schools should be dealt with by the Education Board |
3. | Matters Arising -Pay and Grading has had a severe impact on morale -More people to come forward to review -The Board of Scrutiny’s role is to examine the official line |
4. | Minutes of Meeting on 23 November 2006 Approved. |
5. (i) (ii) (iii) | Any Other Business To be kept under review Oriental Studies; Membership of the Board; HPCF; CAMSIS; Voice over IP; Pensions Finances: -The Board of Scrutiny to make a statement at the discussion of the Annual Reports Meetings: -Visit to Andrew Reid: NH, ND, RS -Visit to Peter Deer and John Payne: CP, MG, ND, NH |
6. | Date of next meeting Thursday, 8 February 2007 at 12.00pm New SCR, |
Emma Easterbrook Support Officer 31 January 2007 | |