B Recognition and Value CROS 2015 - A higher percentage of respondents report not College Q1 2018 75% of research staff being offered induction, particularly local induction, which Research reporting they have Concordat Plan (B2) appears to be of variable quality. Further enquiry into local Deans and been offered induction, Raising awareness of practice may be required at College or School level. The HRBPs/HR/ as reported via CROS Research Staff Terms and availability of induction resources via the intranet may help to OSD 2017 Conditions of Employment improve this trend. CROS Action 2: An Induction project covering the first 90 days The results of CROS 2009 of employment will be implemented shortly which will assist in would suggest that further standardising induction across the University. work is needed to raise the awareness of researchers of Research staff continue to be offered a bespoke central HR/OSD January Completed. their terms and conditions of induction programme which provides T&Cs briefing early in 2017 employment. employment. This may be further enhanced given PWE Steering Group (as part developments in induction processes and initiatives being of its commitment to proposed within the EECI project. All Colleges introduced local improving the information initiatives pending development of a 90-day standard, provided to all staff structured induction, which was launched by HR Operations in groups)/HUMRS. June 2016. This clarifies both individual and managers’ responsibilities. HR Operations to integrate 90 day induction into the CORE HR management system in order to trigger the process for all new staff.
B Recognition and Value Concordat Plan (B2) Raising awareness of Research Staff Terms and Conditions of Employment The results of CROS 2009 would suggest that further work is needed to raise the awareness of researchers of their terms and conditions of employment. PWE Steering Group (as part of its commitment to improving the information provided to all staff groups)/HUMRS. CROS 2015 - A higher percentage of respondents report not being offered induction, particularly local induction, which appears to be of variable quality. Further enquiry into local practice may be required at College or School level. The availability of induction resources via the intranet may help to improve this trend. CROS Action 2: An Induction project covering the first 90 days of employment will be implemented shortly which will assist in standardising induction across the University. Research staff continue to be offered a bespoke central induction programme which provides T&Cs briefing early in employment. This may be further enhanced given developments in induction processes and initiatives being proposed within the EECI project. All Colleges introduced local initiatives pending development of a 90-day standard, structured induction, which was launched by HR Operations in June 2016. This clarifies both individual and managers’ responsibilities. HR Operations to integrate 90 day induction into the CORE HR management system in order to trigger the process for all new staff. College Research Deans and HRBPs/HR/ OSD HR/OSD Q1 2018 January 2017 75% of research staff reporting they have been offered induction, as reported via CROS 2017 Completed.
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