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Index

• Discretionary Pay Exercise 2001/2002 - Rewarding & Developing People (All Staff) / Annual Staff Review 2001/2002 (Academic Related, Clerical & Technical staff) / Senior Post Promotions Exercise (Academic Staff)
• We need your stamps
• Refectory opening during December
• Press Cuttings on the web
• Excellence Plus Learning Support Seminar Series
• Appraiser Refresher
• Physical Recreation Christmas opening times
• Officer staff 4 weekly pay period and payment dates

Discretionary Pay Exercise 2001/2002 - Rewarding & Developing People (All Staff)

Details of this years Discretionary Pay Exercise will be circulated to Deans of Schools/Heads of Planning Units/Heads of Departments shortly. All Deans/HoPU's and HoD's will be asked to ensure that all their staff are made aware of the details of the exercise. Staff should especially note that this years exercise will be devolved to the Schools/Planning Units to ensure that recognition is given to staff 'locally'. Funding was set in the 2001/02 budget for this exercise before the proposed 'devolved' arrangements were developed and an allocation was retained centrally to cover this exercise. In addition the University has allocated a significant additional allocation (£200k) of the HEFCE funding earmarked for implementing the first stage of the "Rewarding and Developing Staff in Higher Education" initiative for the 2001/02 exercise. See http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel for the full details.

Annual Staff Review 2001/2002 (Academic Related, Clerical & Technical staff)

Details of this years Annual Staff Review exercise will be circulated to Deans of Schools/Heads of Planning Units/Heads of Departments shortly. All Deans/HoPU's and HoD's will be asked to ensure that all their staff are made aware of the details of the exercise.

See http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel for the full details.

Senior Post Promotions Exercise (Academic Staff)

Details of this years Senior Post Promotions Exercise will be circulated to Deans of Schools/Heads of Planning Units/Heads of Departments shortly. All Deans/HoPU's and HoD's will be asked to ensure that all their staff are made aware of the details of the exercise.

See http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel for the full details

We need your stamps

Shirley Moorhouse in the Students' Union Advice Centre would like to ask all staff to save their stamps from the festive season and overseas to go towards Guide Dogs for the visually impaired. So far two large black bags have been collected.

You can send stamps all year round to - Shirley Moorhouse, Student Adviser in the Students' Union Advice Centre, Room 0.111, Communal Building. Many thanks.

Refectory opening throughout December

Please note that from Monday 3rd December 2001 the staff refectory in the Richmond Building is only available for Christmas lunch bookings. Normal service will resume in the New Year.

A Christmas menu will also be on offer the week commencing 10th December 2001 in the main refectory. No booking is required. Any queries please ring Catering on ext: 4901.

Press Cuttings on the web

Corporate Communications monitor the press cuttings that the University receives each month and puts a report on the web at www.brad.ac.uk/admin/pr/cuttings/ Feel free to browse these pages to see the increased amount of publicity that the University of Bradford is getting in the regional, national and international press.

The actual press cuttings are kept in D19 Richmond Building by department, and all are welcome to come and have a look. Ring Lynda on ext: 3089 for further details.

Excellence Plus Learning Support Seminar Series

• Training for Examination Invigilators, 12 December 2001. Specialist Strand.

Further information can be obtained from www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/programmes/excellence_plus.pdf. (large pdf file) or ext: 3286.

For details and to book a place, email tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.

Appraiser Refresher - Tuesday 18th December 2001, 9am - 12noon
Tutor: Pete Sayers

For those who have been on the appraiser training course at some point in the past, but would welcome the opportunity to refresh their knowledge and hear how the appraisal process fits in with recently introduced planning procedures. Appraisal is currently being implemented in a number of schools / departments. In many cases staff have already been trained, but appraisal skills have lain dormant for a number of years. If you fall into this category, or for any other reason would welcome an opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the appraisal process, then the Staff Development Unit is now in a position to offer an afternoon's refresher course.

It will cover:

• Background to appraisal & how it now fits in with other aspects of staff development policy and planning;
• An opportunity to view (again) our appraisal training videos;
• A reminder on good practice and questioning techniques for appraisal interviews.

If you like the idea of the half-day refresher but can't make this particular half-day, please let us know. We can then judge the demand for a second date.

If you would like to attend this event, please either complete the on-line booking form at: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/booking.html, e-mail: staffdev@bradford.ac.uk or call the Staff Development Unit on ext. 3102.

Physical Recreation Division Christmas Opening

The University's sport and recreation facilities will be closed for the Christmas break as follows:

Laisteridge Lane sports ground
Closed from 8.00pm on Friday 21st December 2001 until 9.00am on Wednesday 2nd January 2002. The changing, showering and toilet facilities will remain closed until the afternoon of Friday 4th January 2002 to facilitate the removal of asbestos. Full normal operation will be available for the evening bookings on Friday 4th.

Woodhall sports ground
Closed from Monday 17th December 2001 until Wednesday 2nd January 2002.

Sports Centre, Swimming Pool and Nautilus Suite

Officer staff 4 weekly pay period and payment dates

Click here for a pdf of the above. Any queries contact Sue Thomas in Finance on ext: 3142.

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