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Topic听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Election of HE National Negotiators 鈥� call for nominations
Action听听听听听听听听听听听听 To raise with HE Sector Conference delegates
Summary 听听听听听听 This circular calls for the nomination of Higher Education National Negotiators听听听 听听听听听听听听听
Contact听听听听听听听听听听 Paul Bridge, Head of Higher Education (pbridge@ucu.org.uk)
Dear
Colleague
Call for nominations: HE national negotiators
In
accordance with rule 16.4, the Higher Education Sector Conference has agreed a
formula for the election of negotiators for the Higher Education Sector.
This
formula is attached as 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.
If elected, you should be prepared to participate in regular (about once every two/three 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.
At the time of submission of nomination candidates must be in qualifying
employment under rule 3.1.1 or have been in qualifying employment within the
preceding 12 months. 听Candidates must provide, as
part of their nomination, evidence of their qualifying employment, normally in
the form of a copy of a payslip for work carried out within the preceding 12
months, or, in the case of a member who is self-employed, evidence of payment
for work carried out within the preceding 12 months to be received by the
deadline for nominations.听 Any
dispute in regards to a candidate鈥檚 eligibility will be referred for decision
to the chair of HEC who shall be advised by the National Head of Democratic
Services.
NOMINATIONS OPEN: 13 April 2018
NOMINATIONS CLOSE: 23 May 2018
The
process is by self-nomination. If your congress delegate wishes to stand as one
of the 4 elected negotiators they should complete the form attached at Appendix
2 and email the completed form to pbridge@ucu.org.uk
together with proof of employment by 5:00pm
on 23 May 2018.
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.听听听听听听听 The formula will remain in force unless and until modified by a motion to HESC passed by a simple majority.
51福利/xxx 听Appendix 2
FORM FOR THE NOMINATION OF NATIONAL HIGHER
EDUCATION NEGOTIATORS
Please
complete this form and email it along with proof of employment to Paul
Bridge pbridge@ucu.org.uk by 5:00pm on Wednesday 23 May 2018.
NOTE: to be eligible for nomination, a member
must be a delegate to congress 2018 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)