The Open University branch of the University and College Union
This group was established with the aim of making the branch more visible and improving our membership density, we invite all Walton Hall, Associate Lecturer and regional/national centre reps to ROCC meetings.
We currently have working groups on these subjects, please email the branch mailbox if you are interested in joining one of these groups:
This is the negotiating committee with OU management that has a broad remit covering a wide range of employment related matters.
The union side members of the JNC team is as follows (updated July 2024):
Pete Wood, Branch President
Lesley Kane, Hon. Secretary
When any of these are unavailable, other branch officers or executive committee members may stand in and we also have the facility to take observers to the JNC meetings.
Pete Wood, Branch President
Lesley Kane, Hon. Secretary
Other Exec committee members attend the meetings when needed.
The ALOWG is no longer having meetings (September 2024), the replacement group will be published here shortly.
Lesley Kane, Hon. Secretary
Isabella Muzio, Exec Ordinary member
Jenny Kermally, ALs Officer
Chenoa Putter, Vice President
Kieran McCartney, Staff Tutor
Penny Oderberg, Exec Ordinary member
Other Exec committee members attend the meetings when needed.
Due to limitations with the website we can't put borders around the table cells, which makes the following quite hard to read. Hopefully if you're this deep into the detail you'll muddle through, but do email us if you need an Excel file as a reasonable adjustment (borders will show on some web browsers).
The following polices are currently the subject of active engagement between UCU and management. It is not intended as a comprehensive list of all policies that UCU would seek to influence. If you know of anything requiring addressing, please make us aware.
Policy/Procedure Name | Deadline for response | Status | Notes |
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Fixed Term Contract Policy & Procedure | Active |
Negotiation nearing completion and ballot. |
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Redundancy Policy | Active |
Work in progress, slowed by other People Services priorities. |
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Starting Salary Policy & Procedure | Active |
Approved at UCU ballot. As of 17/12/24 it is being prepared for use in People Services. |
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Reward Policy; Reward Procedure | Active |
New version of a scheme analogous to the old Going the extra mile (GEM) Awards due to be reinstated. |
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Sickness Absence Policy; Sickness Absence Procedure | n/a | Active |
Expected in early 2025. Union seeks alternative to the Bradford Factor |
Associate Lecturer Annual Leave Policy | n/a | Active |
Negotiations close to completion |
Personal Relationships Policy | 06/12/2024 | Active |
Updated to reflect requirements from OfS re staff and student relationships. |
Safeguarding Code of Conduct | n/a | Active |
UCU requested that Code and 'Managing Allegations' policy & procedure be reviewed together. Subgroup of Safeguarding Steering Group (SSG) to review. |
Safeguarding Managing Allegataions Policy & Procedure | n/a | Active | As above |
Sexual Harassment policy | Active | Initial meeting imminent (23/01/25) |
*Under Construction*
Phone us on 01908 6(53069) or Deb Shann on Skype for Business or Teams
Call into Room 015, Wilson C block, Walton Hall