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Manchester 2020 Strategy M2020 Programme

Programme Objectives: – Realising our ambition for excellence – Delivering our agreed Manchester 2020 strategy – Improving efficiency and effectiveness – Achieving financial sustainability “M2020 will require a significant step-change in performance in some areas” Led by the Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Colin Bailey; governed by a Programme Management Board and supported by the M2020 Programme Management Office

M2020 Programme

• Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health - a reduction of 65 academic posts is

proposed

• School of Arts, Languages and Cultures – a proposed reduction of 35 academic

posts and post involved in primarily academic activities

• The Alliance Manchester Business School – a proposed reduction of 40 academic

posts in certain areas of the School

• Directorate of Finance in the Professional Support Services (PSS) – a proposed

reduction of 18 PSS posts

• Faculty of Science and Engineering (PSS)
• a proposed reduction of seven PSS posts in the Faculty Office
• a proposed reduction of three PSS posts in the National Composites

Certification Evaluation Facility (NCCEF)

• a proposed reduction of three PSS posts in the Photon Science Institute

(PSI)

Proposed implications for staff numbers

National Composites Certification and Evaluation Facility (NCCEF)

• Originated in 2009 from a £8.4m funding package including a £2.6m contribution from the University of

Manchester

• The testing equipment in NCCEF is state-of-the-art, calibrated to industry standards and provides

associated benefits for research

• Intended to be self-financing within three years with the potential to deliver a surplus
• For the last four full trading years it has produced a deficit of £574k
• The operating costs for NCCEF are too high for the level of income generated and the facility lacks

sufficient technical staff to undertake contract, income generating work

Current situation

• The latest accreditation assessment report provided by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service

(UKAS) recognised that the laboratory’s technical competence in the field of composites testing was excellent and that the main test operator had significant skills and experience

• However, it also highlighted that the technical support is limited and this is a significant issue for

the future viability of the facility

Proposal

• Invest in the specialist technical support needed to deliver increased small contract income for

SMEs by increasing technical support and reconfigure the administrative support

• With a revised, lower cost structure focused more on the operational delivery for businesses, the

unit could generate sufficient revenue to cover its costs, generate income, improve its profile with industry and act as a far more successful springboard for generating research grants and income

Current structure Proposed structure

• Staff ‘in scope’ – staff working in an area that has been identified as potentially

affected by the proposals

• Staff at risk - staff ‘at risk’ are those who are identified as potentially at risk of

redundancy

• The criteria for identifying at risk pools are subject to consultation with the Trade

Unions

• Only those staff identified as at risk would be eligible to apply for voluntary

severance in line with agreed Voluntary Severance Scheme

• We would hope to achieve all reductions on a voluntary basis and only if this is not

achieved would we move to compulsory redundancy

• The University proposes to follow the process outlined in its Introducing Change to

Organisational Structures Procedure, the Security of Employment Policy and the Redeployment Policy as agreed with the Trade Unions

Proposed implications for staff

Manchester 2020 Strategy M2020 Programme HR Process Faculty of Science and Engineering

What we will cover today

• Collective consultation – general
• Collective consultation – Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Meaning of “in scope” and “at risk”
• Voluntary severance scheme (VS)
• After collective consultation ends
• Individual consultation if compulsory redundancy (CR) is necessary

Collective consultation

• S.188 letter issued to trade unions on 4 May – sets out detail of what our

proposals are and what we are consulting on.

• Collective consultation starts today, 10 May
• Consulting with trade unions on the proposals concerning application of

voluntary severance (VS), affected numbers, selection pools, selection criteria for compulsory redundancy (CR), alternatives to redundancy

• VS scheme proposed for each project, timing of launch may differ

Collective consultation

The University will operate within the following Statutes, Ordinances and HR policies and procedures:

• Statute XIII, Part II – Redundancy – Academic and Academic-Related Staff
• Ordinance XXIII, Procedure for the Dismissal of Members of Staff by Reason of

Redundancy

• Introducing Change to Organisational Structures Procedure
• Security of Employment Policy
• Redeployment Policy

Collective consultation

The University will ensure that a rigorous, fair and transparent process is applied to each area and to members of staff who are ultimately identified as “at risk” of redundancy. The University will explore opportunities for the avoidance of redundancy as set out in the Security of Employment Policy and as agreed with the trade unions. This will include:

• Seeking redeployment opportunities within the University;
• Retraining the individual where this is practical and reasonable;
• Restricting or reducing external advertising where this is practical and reasonable;
• Reducing the use of agency staff where this is practical and reasonable.

Collective consultation

Key terms

“In scope” pool

• affected by the exercise

“At risk” pool

• affected by the exercise and subsequently identified

as being at risk of redundancy

Proposed number of PSS posts “in scope” and “at risk” 3 Proposed reduction in the number of PSS posts 3

Proposals - “in scope” and at risk”?

Current in scope Total number of posts at risk Proposed reduction in posts Grade 8 2 2 2 Grade 7 1 1 1 Total 3 3 3

Collective consultation voluntary severance

• Subject to consultation, we will write to staff who are identified as “at risk” and therefore eligible

to apply for voluntary severance (VS), explaining the application process

• “At risk” staff will also be placed on the Redeployment Register (RDR) and have the opportunity

to apply for alternative roles as a redeployee.

• It is proposed that:

– VS would only be offered to those “at risk” – Scheme is likely to be open until the end of collective consultation – VS will not overlap with CR, i.e. CR will only begin after VS ends, if insufficient numbers achieved – Once VS closes it will not be made available again

Voluntary severance scheme

It is proposed that:

• Applications for voluntary severance will be considered by Rachel Brealey

(DoFO) and Sarah March (HoHR) on the basis of business need.

• Applications are likely to be declined from colleagues who hold a business

critical skill which is not available elsewhere in the Faculty and/or is not easily replaceable or where a reduction of this skill would impact on the ability to deliver core activity.

Voluntary severance terms

Under the current scheme:

• Up to five years continuous service – six months basic salary
• Between five years and ten years continuous service – 12 months basic salary
• Beyond ten years continuous service – 14 months basic salary
• Normally first £30k is tax free
• Leave date – to be determined locally (colleagues will generally be allowed to work

their notice period, otherwise notice period is part of the VS package and will be subject to tax and NICs)

After VS – Individual consultation

It is proposed that, subject to consultation:

• If we have not achieved the required numbers through VS it may become

necessary to proceed with CR.

• Selection criteria for compulsory redundancies would be applied to staff in the

“at risk” pool.

• Staff would be entitled to provide written submission in relation to the criteria.
• Criteria would be considered and scored by a panel of senior staff (including where

appropriate senior subject matter experts)

Compulsory redundancy

• At end of the individual consultation period, if individuals have been selected for redundancy and no alternative

roles are identified, a dismissal letter is issued

• Individual remains on Redeployment Register (RDR) for period of 45 days +12 months (less the time elapsed

since 10 May, 1st consultation meeting)

• Right to appeal against dismissal
• Outplacement counselling, other support available
• Staff who are selected for compulsory redundancy (subject to collective and individual consultation and due

process) will receive a statutory redundancy payment as follows, if they have at least two years’ continuous service at the date their contract will end: For each complete year of service up to a maximum of 20 years, employees are entitled to: –

• For each year of service under the age of 22: half a week’s pay*

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• For each year of service at age 22 but under 41: one week’s pay*

–

• For each year of service at age 41 or over: one and a half week’s pay*

*A weeks pay is subject to the maximum statutory limit of £489 (from 6 April 2017) reviewed annually on 6 April – .

Next steps

You will receive an email later today from myself via HR as a follow up to today’s meeting. The email will include a copy of this presentation and a link to some frequently asked questions.

Support and information

Senior managers and myself will be available tomorrow for one to one

• discussions. If you would like to speak to us, please contact George

Hughes (george.hughes3@manchester.ac.uk) who will arrange a time tomorrow (or another time if tomorrow doesn't suit) for us to meet.

Support and information

We recognise this will be an unsettling time and we can offer support and the opportunity to discuss any issues or concerns you may have. For further support or information please speak to your line manager,

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Project Leads : Nicky Snook HR Partner: Phil Ashcroft Project Sponsor: Rachel Brealey Or you can email: m2020@manchester.ac.uk