Ballot of AUS and PSA members on proposed variation of the General Staff Collective

The Academic Skills Centre members and AUS have been in discussion with Human Resources since September 2004 to address a situation similar to what prevailed at UC Opportunity: members have been employed on fixed term agreements and although their role is teaching they are classified as general staff for remuneration purposes.

All the members are now on continuing appointments and after a lengthy process a pay scale reflecting their role as teachers has been adapted from the Senior Tutors pay scale in the Academic Collective.

The proposal is to attach the schedule below as a variation of your collective agreement.


Process:

Ballot papers will be sent out this week and must be returned by 5pm on Monday 3 July to the AUS Office

The returning officer is: Matthew Fitzsimons AUS Organiser

The result of the ballot (a simple majority of the votes returned) will be announced on Tuesday 4 July.

Proposed variation:

The proposed variation is as follows:

Schedule A: Academic Skills Centre Lecturer Tutor Salary Scale

Lecturer Tutor Salary Scale

This scale shall apply to Lecturer Tutor positions in the Academic Skills Centre employed in terms of the General Staff Collective:

Steps	Salary Proposed backdated to 1. 01. 06	For comparison Senior Tutor
01.01 01.02 01.03	41,670 43, 949 46, 228	41,670 44,017 46,251
02.01 02.02 02.03 02.04	48, 507 50, 789 53, 065 55, 344	49, 268 51, 503 53, 848 46, 194
03.01 03.02 03.03 03.04	57, 623 59, 902 62, 181 64, 462	59, 769 62, 115 64, 462

Regard will be made to movements in the Tutors Scale (E.4) when reviewing the Academic Salary Scale in the future.



Criteria for promotion and movement across bar and within steps

Progression in Step 1 shall be based on having a relevant post-graduate or specialist qualification and individual merit, including level of performance, skills and value to the University.

Progression from Step 1 to Step 2 shall be on demonstrated ability and performance in providing specialist input, teaching and contribution across more than one component of the Academic Skills programme and the Centre’s goals.

Step 02.02 to Step 02.30: Criteria

High level of performance in one or more specialist areas, demonstrated ability to successfully contribute across more than one component of the Academic Skills programme and to contribution to the required administration of the programme

Progression from Step 2 to Step 3 shall be based on individual merit, including high level of performance, skills and value to the University.

Step 03.02 to Step 03.03: Criteria

Individual merit, including high level of performance in one or more specialist areas, supported by the ability to successfully contribute across more than one components of the Academic Skills programme, demonstrated leadership skills, research and value to the University.