proposals to embed Equality and Services (instead of Plus Leads from other Diversity monitoring within the reporting through areas/University main reporting arrangements to Diversity Committee in Level Committees Council. the first instance). e.g. Estates Support Services to report on E&D to Council in their Annual Report Address the low level of staff in A higher number of July 2014 Executive Director of BME project underway to administrative roles from BME applicants from BME Human Resources/ liaise with local communities in the North East by groups apply and the HRA(P&P) organisations, publicise promoting the University as an numbers of staff from vacancies and promote employer by finding new ways to BME groups increases. the University as a place inform local communities and to work. school leavers of work opportunities at the University. Revise and re-publish the More staff are aware of December HRA(P&P) Consultation complete, procedure for dealing with the process and feel 2013 communication of complaints of bullying and positive about the way procedure under way. harassment for staff. matters are handled Support schools and institutes to reference to Athena Nov 2015 University SAT/FMS All units in FMS and SAgE apply for Athena SWAN Awards SWAN Action Plan for and SAGE/ HaSS have scheduled with a view to the University 2012-15 applications. achieving Silver Status by 2015.
proposals to embed Equality and Diversity monitoring within the main reporting arrangements to Council. Services (instead of reporting through Diversity Committee in the first instance). e.g. Estates Support Services to report on E&D to Council in their Annual Report Plus Leads from other areas/University Level Committees Address the low level of staff in administrative roles from BME communities in the North East by promoting the University as an employer by finding new ways to inform local communities and school leavers of work opportunities at the University. A higher number of applicants from BME groups apply and the numbers of staff from BME groups increases. July 2014 Executive Director of Human Resources/ HRA(P&P) BME project underway to liaise with local organisations, publicise vacancies and promote the University as a place to work. Revise and re-publish the procedure for dealing with complaints of bullying and harassment for staff. More staff are aware of the process and feel positive about the way matters are handled December 2013 HRA(P&P) Consultation complete, communication of procedure under way. Support schools and institutes to apply for Athena SWAN Awards with a view to the University achieving Silver Status by 2015. reference to Athena SWAN Action Plan for 2012-15 Nov 2015 University SAT/FMS and SAGE/ HaSS All units in FMS and SAgE have scheduled applications.
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