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> Dear CGF > > Forum members might like to see the bulleted points regarding > probation contained in Birmingham's Staffing Committee Report of > 1997. This was contained in a Report to the Strategy, > Planning and Resources Committee of March 10 1998, which was tabled > (but not discussed) as a agenda item at Senate last Wednesday. > > It states > > - a flexible probationary period of between 2 and 5 years > - TARGETS to be set in advance, to be achieved as a CONDITION of > confirmation of employment > - quality assurance to be carried out by the Dean > - probationary reports to be considered after the end of the > probationary period instead of six months beforehand as hitherto > - revised mechanisms for reviewing decisions to terminate a > probationary appointment > > Members may also want to know that the University's Academic > Reorganisation Task Force tried to remove the four reserved places > for research staff on Senate (thus in contravention of the spirit of > the CVCP Concordat). The claim here was that research staff do make a > constituency within the University. I am happy to report that this > was defeated at Senate, but nevertheless these are disturbing signs, > especially from a University labelling itself a research university. > > I hope this debate re casualisation, employment conditions > in universities continues on the CGF. > > best wishes > >Shaun Fielding Shaun Fielding email: [log in to unmask] School of Education phone: (+44) 121 414 4378 The University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%