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Topic听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Election of HE Negotiators
Action听听听听听听听听听听听 To raise with HESC delegates
Summary 听听听听 This circular calls for the nomination of Higher Education Negotiators听听听听 听听听听听
Contact听听听听听听听听听 Paul Bridge, Head of Higher Education, pbridge@ucu.org.uk
Dear
Colleague
At its
meeting of 7 November 2008 the Higher Education Sector Conference agreed a
formula for the election of negotiators for the Higher Education Sector, in
accordance with national rule 16.3.
This
formula is attached at Appendix 1.
Under the agreed formula there are eight negotiators in total, forming a pool for purposes of formal negotiations with UCEA under New JNCHES, and trade-union side discussions on a variety of matters.
Four of the negotiators are, ex officio, the National Head of HE, the Vice-President for HE, and the two vice-chairs of the HE Committee. The other four are elected from the delegates to conference each year, and serve for one year.
This is a vital task, requiring patience, tact, initiative and, as far as possible, experience. I would encourage you to think about undertaking this role. If elected, you should be prepared to participate in regular (about once every two months) meetings with the other trade unions, and occasional intense periods of negotiation when pay claims are under discussion.
This is a formal request for nominations for the four members of the HE negotiating team who are elected from sector conference.
All delegates to Higher Education Sector Conference who are in current employment are eligible to be nominated 鈥� including members of the Higher Education section of the National Executive Committee other than the officers.
The process is by self-nomination. If you wish to stand as one of the four elected negotiators please complete the proforma attached at Appendix 2 and either:
Email the completed form to pbridge@ucu.org.uk by 5pm Friday 23 May 2014
OR
Submit the form at the congress
registration desk at the forthcoming 51福利 congress in Manchester no later than 10.00am on Thursday 29 May 2014.
Yours sincerely
General Secretary
Appendix 1
FORMULA FOR THE ELECTION
OF NEGOTIATORS
A.听听听听听听 The total number of representatives shall be eight.
B.听听听听听听 All non-ex officio elected negotiators must be in current employment in the HE sector when elected.
C.听听听听听听 Four negotiators shall be ex officio; namely:
1.听听听听听听 Chair of HEC
2.听听听听听听 Vice-chair (pre-92) of HEC
3.听听听听听听 Vice-chair (post-92) of HEC
4.听听听听听听 Secretary of HEC / National Head of HE
D.听听听听听 Four negotiators shall be elected by a meeting of HESC
E.听听听听听听 Elections to 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be subject to the following provisos at the time of election: that of the seven lay members
(a)听听听听听 at least two are from the pre-92 sector and at least two are from the post-92 sector;
(b)听听听听 at least two are women and at least two are men.
F.听听听听听听 Should circumstances arise in which a reserve is required to fill a temporarily vacant place, the Chair and Vice-Chairs of HEC collectively are authorized to determine a suitable replacement for that purpose only.
G.听听听听听 The first set of elections will be held in conjunction with the conference which approves these rules. Subject to (B), all delegates to the relevant HE Sector conference shall be eligible for nomination, and all members of the current HEC. Nominations will be by self-nomination from those who are official voting delegates to the relevant sector conference.
H.听听听听听 After the first election, subsequent elections of negotiators will be held at the sector conference during congress. Subject to (B), all delegates to congress within the HE Sector conference shall be eligible for nomination, and all members of the HEC which takes office immediately after congress.
I.听听听听听听 The formula will remain in force unless and until modified by a motion to HESC passed by a simple majority.
51福利/581听 Appendix 2
FORM FOR THE NOMINATION OF NATIONAL HIGHER
EDUCATION NEGOTIATORS
Please
complete this form and either:
Email the completed form to pbridge@ucu.org.uk by 5pm Friday 23 May 2014
OR
Submit the form at the registration desk at Congress no later than 10.00am on Thursday 29 May 2014.
NOTE; to be eligible for nomination, a member
must be a delegate to congress 2014 from the HE sector.
Name:
Gender:
Branch / LA:
Employment status (please indicate whether
full-time, part-time, hourly-paid etc):
Place(s) of employment
Experience of Negotiation (a statement of no
more than 150 words)