1. Title of Group
1.1 Professional Services Staff Contribution (PSSC) Group.
1.2 The membership of the PSSC Group is available below.
2. Status of Group
2.1 Advisory to the President
3. Responsibilities delegated to PSSC by Remuneration Committee
3.1 To determine the award of contribution pay – additional increments and non-recurrent awards – for professional services staff, as a means to recognise and reward the exceptional contribution of individual members of staff. To do this in the context of School strategy regarding pay and remuneration and prevailing financial conditions.
3.2 The determinations of PSSC will be based on the recommendations of Group Heads as follows:
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Group
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Staff included
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Group Head
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A
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For staff reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, and staff working in the Executive Office, Planning Division or the Secretary’s Division.
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Chief Operating Officer
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B
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For staff reporting to the Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education)
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Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education)
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C
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For staff reporting to the Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research)
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Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research)
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D
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For staff reporting to the Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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E
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For staff in academic departments/centres and institutions.
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Director of Human Resources
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3.3 Each Group Head identified in A to E is responsible for ensuring that the proposed contribution payments (whether additional increments or non-recurrent awards) are distributed fairly and appropriately within their divisions, consulting their own senior staff as appropriate and ensuring it is within budget.
3.4 The members of PSSC should oversee the consistency of application across the Groups as to how staff are nominated for awards, consistency in the size of awards, and fairness in the award distribution.
3.5 To provide advice to Human Resources Management Board and/or the President and Vice President on significant issues affecting pay and remuneration policy for members of Professional Services staff.
3.6 To deal with such other remuneration and pay matters as may be referred to it by Human Resources Management Board and/or the President and Vice Chancellor.
4. Arrangements for the Group to report to the Human Resources Management Board
4.1 The PSSC shall make an annual report to Human Resources Management Board on its determinations in respect of individual members of staff and on any significant issues concerning pay and remuneration policy for members of professional services staff.
5. Quorum
5.1 3 out of 5 members plus the Chair.
6. Frequency of meetings
6.1 At least two annual meetings. One in Autumn term and one in the summer term of each session.
6.2 Decisions can be taken by the Group by correspondence if necessary.
Last updated:March 2024