The agreement does not cover members of the Senior Management Group, this Group includes the Rectorate, Deans, Financial Controller and the Director of Information Resource Services; Heads of Administrative Departments and the Deputy Director of Information Resource Services; holders of senior posts as described in the Articles of Government of the Polytechnic of Central London; holders of posts requiring involvement in matters of a negotiating, fiduciary or highly confidential nature as identified by job description; and Deans of School.

 

 

The signatories to this document agree to promote harmonious employee relations through the development of effective joint consultative and negotiating procedures as contained in this Agreement.

 

The signatories to this document agree that while all efforts will be made to resolve matters of common concern through consultation and negotiation, the final responsibility for the planning, reward, organisation, approval and review of staffing resources of the Polytechnic rests with management.

 

The signatories to this document recognise the right of all employees to belong or not to belong to a Trade Union.

 

The signatories to this document recognise that it is of common interest that those who wish to join a Trade Union should be encouraged to belong to a Trade Union recognised by this Agreement.

 

The signatories to this document agree that only Trade Union Representatives formally accredited by a recognised Trade Union will be recognised by the Polytechnic Of Central London for purposes of negotiation and consultation.

 

The signatories to this document agree that it is the Polytechnic of Central London's responsibility and right to plan, organise and manage its establishments so as to obtain efficient and effective academic, technical and administrative operations by all reasonable means.

 

The signatories to this document agree that the Agreement in no way detracts from or lessens the requirement for direct communication between individual employees and the employer.

 

The signatories to this document agree to implement agreements reached within the Polytechnics and Colleges National Negotiating Committee (PCNNC) and accept that the Polytechnic may wish to substitute in part. This is further explained in 3.11.

 

 

The recognised Trade Unions accept the requirement for TUC and non-TUC affiliated Trade Unions to jointly convene meetings with management within the terms governed by this document.

 

Negotiations will take place between the nominated representatives of the Rector and accredited representatives of the recognised Trade Unions.

 

Meetings for negotiating purposes will normally take place between not more than three nominated representatives of the Rector and not more than three Trade Union representatives from any one Trade Union. When negotiating with a common interest group there should be no more than five Trade Union members, membership to be determined by the common interest group with due regard to the number of members in the constituent unions. One full-time official from each Trade Union may attend ex-officio as a member of the Trade Union group.

 

While certain matters will need to be negotiated collectively since they will be pertinent to all Trade Unions, it is expected that other matters will be negotiated either directly between one Trade Union and management or between a recognised common interest group of Trade Union(s) and management.

 

The common interest groups will be:

 

Academic Staff : NATFHE and APCT

 

APT & C Staff : NALGO and NUPE

 

Manual Staff : NUPE

 

Meetings for negotiating purposes between the management and the recognised Trade Unions individually, collectively or any of the common interest groups may be initiated by management or the Trade Unions and will be convened by management.

 

Meetings for negotiating purposes will be arranged with the least delay, providing their purpose is clear.

 

Meetings for negotiation will be chaired by the senior member of management present.

 

Meetings for consultative purposes will take place on at least a termly basis. The management and the recognised Trade Unions will have due regard to the need to limit the number of representatives attending consultative meetings to ensure efficient and speedy resolution of mutually agreed agenda items.

 

Meetings for consultation will be chaired alternately by the Trade Union and management, the Chair alternating on a yearly basis.

 

In the context of 2.7 matters for negotiation and consultation will be confined to:-

 

i) general salary increases and salary structure for relevant employees;

 

ii) matter directly affecting the terms and conditions of employment of relevant employees;

 

iii) matters relating to the performance of the Polytechnic of Central London as they affect directly the relevant employees;

 

iv) other such matters as may be mutually agreed.

 

When entering into negotiation, it is the intention of management not to worsen national agreements, although variations in national settlements may be locally agreed.

 

 

 

Should resolution prove impossible after all stages have been exhausted, management shall notify the Trade Unions in writing of changes imposed. The Trade Union agrees to give the Rector or nominees advance notice in writing of any industrial action it proposes to take against the Polytechnic of Central London. It is mutually agreed that each party shall give the other seven days' notice of the imposition of management decisions or industrial action.

 

If the dispute relates to recommendations of the PCNNC, reference may be made to the Secretaries of the management and union sides should both parties locally decide to request such referral.

 

 

This agreement commits the signatories of this document to establish reasonable arrangements concerning use of notice boards and Polytechnic equipment.

 

 

 

This agreement replaces any previous agreement made between the parties and is effective from 1 February 1991 and may be terminated by one party giving the other twelve months notice in writing.