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Joint Report of the Council and the General Board on adjustments to the scales of stipends and pay structure of Computer Officers: Notice

3 June 2002

The Council have considered the remarks made at the Discussion of this Report on 30 April 2002 (Reporter, p. 747). They have consulted the General Board and have agreed to comment as follows:

Dr D. de Lacey draws attention in his remarks to 'many anomalies and problems in the employment conditions of Computer Officers and in particular to the 'incoherence of grading and of promotions procedures'. Paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Report set the context in which the proposals of the Report should be considered and mention explicitly that 'extensive work will begin shortly on developing a common grading methodology for all academic-related staff when the recently appointed Pay and Remuneration Manager takes up her duties in March'. That work is now underway. The Report makes it clear that, while important developmental work is in progress, interim changes and adjustments to current policies and practices may still be necessary. The remuneration of Computer Officers is an area where the Council and the General Board consider that urgent action is necessary in order to improve current recruitment difficulties before the completion of the work now being undertaken on a common grading methodology for academic-related staff.

Dr G. R. Evans asserts that the General Board have approved the changes proposed in the Report for some staff ahead of Regent House approval which is required to implement those changes. In fact, paragraph 9 makes it clear that the General Board, in agreeing to the proposals in so far as they affect Computer Officers in General Board institutions, have only done so subject to the same changes being approved by the Regent House for Computer Officers in the Unified Administrative Service. (The changes to the stipends of University Officers in the Unified Administrative Service now require the approval of the Regent House, regardless of the office held.) The changes proposed in the Report will therefore take effect for Computer Officers in the University, whether they are in a General Board or a Council Institution, only if the Grace seeking the approval of the Regent House is approved.

The Council, with the concurrence of the General Board, are accordingly submitting a Grace (Grace 3, p. 906) to the Regent House for the approval of the recommendations in the Report.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 12 June 2002
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