The Human Resources Committee was established as a joint committee of the Council and the General Board in April 2000 in order to provide a more strategic and coherent approach to personnel management. It replaced the separate committees that had previously dealt with academic and related staff and assistant staff.
The Committee meets six times a year. The meeting dates for 2024-25 are:
10 October 2024
28 November 2024
6 February 2025
20 March 2025
8 May 2025
19 June 2025
The duties of the Committee shall be:
a) to own and oversee the implementation of the University’s People Strategy;
b) to recommend to the Council and the General Board, as appropriate, HR strategies, policies and procedures required to meet the University’s people requirements, having particular regard to the University’s mission statement, and to fulfil its statutory obligations;
c) to review from time to time the effectiveness of such strategies, policies and procedures;
d) to discharge such duties as required of it under those strategies, policies and procedures;
e) to refer to the Planning and Resources Committee, or other competent body, any proposals that have substantial resource implications;
f) to receive from the Remuneration Committee of the Council matters relating to reward policy and to consult with that Committee on the impact of any relevant changes in policy and practice;
g) to receive regularly management information on the University’s workforce; and
h) to determine the arrangements for employee relations, learning and development and equality, diversity and inclusion in respect of the University’s workforce;