Personnel and Health and Safety Committee

Terms of Reference

The Committee will:

advise Council on matters relating to staff employment, including the University People Strategy and performance against the strategic plan, personnel related Statutes and Ordinances, organisation development initiatives, rewards structures, career development structures, staff wellbeing and employee relations;
monitor progress in relation to sustaining a positive working environment;
approve the University strategy for health and safety management and any significant amendment to it and have oversight of performance against the strategic plan;
consider and advise Council of any serious incidents and/or accidents;
consider and advise Council of any matters of particular note and/or concern in relation to equality and diversity and have oversight of performance in this area;
be briefed on significant employee relations issues in relation to the above;
receive reports on behalf of Council in relation to Employment Tribunals, Appeals and Grievances in line with ordinances;
advise the Human Resources Director on any matter falling within the Committee’s remit;
monitor expenditure in all areas falling within its terms of reference.

The Committee will also consider value for money issues in relation to staff matters and Human Resources and report on these through the University Secretary to the Audit Committee.

Quorum

The Quorum is five, to include the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Registrar, and at least two lay members of Council.

Membership

Constituency	Member	Initial appointment date	End date of current term of office
Lay member of Council (Chair)	Mr Bob Morton	08/12/2006	31/12/2015
Chair of Council	Mr Denis Burn		Ex Officio
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Eric Thomas		Ex Officio
Pro Vice-Chancellor	Professor David Clarke		Ex Officio
Registrar and Chief Operating Officer	Ms Robin Geller		Ex Officio
Human Resources Director	Mr Guy Gregory		Ex Officio
Lay Member of Council*	Ms Anne Stephenson	08/05/2009	31/12/2014
Lay member of Council*	Mrs Dinah Moore (Vice-Chair)	01/01/2006	31/12/2013
One Dean Appointed by Council	Vacant
Head of School Appointed by Council	Professor Bridget Lumb	18/03/2010	31/07/2014
Head of School Appointed by Council	Vacant
Lay member appointed by Council	Mrs Fiona Robertson	01/01/2005	31/12/2013
Lay member appointed by Council (also a member of the Health and Safety Consultative Committee)	Mr James Wetz	01/01/2009	31/12/2014
Head of Organisational Development and Deputy Personnel Director	Mrs Fiona Ford		In attendance
Deputy University Secretary	Mrs Jane Bridgwater		In attendance
Director of Health and Safety	Mr Peter Adams		In attendance
Organisational Development Manager (Diversity)	Ms Tracy Brunnock		In attendance

* To include at least two lay members of Council plus additional members as recommended by Council (and the Membership Appointments Group).

Meeting dates 2013/14

4 October 2013, 09:00
28 February 2014, 09:00
20 June 2014, 09:00

Secretariat

Mrs Sarah Haworth, Executive Assistant
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8264 (internal 88264)