Congress motions

Motion

Motion title

Change to national rules on representation of casually employed staff

Session

2009-2010

Meeting link

Annual Congress

Meeting date

1 June 2010

Status

Remitted

Motion

44

Motion text

Delete 18. 8. 2. iv and 18. 8. 6. iv
Delete last sentence of 18. 8. 4
Re-number 18. 12 as 18. 13, 18. 12. 1 as 18. 13. 1 and 18. 12. 2 as 18. 13. 2
In the re-numbered 18. 13. 2 add or 18. 12. 1” after or 18. 8. 6”.
After 18. 11. 6 add 18. 12 Seats for casually employed members”
Add a new 18. 12. 1 stating:-
There will be two national executive committee seats for representatives of casually employed members, one from FE and one from HE. To be eligible for election to one of these seats a member must be employed (or if unemployed most recently employed) on terms and conditions (written or unwritten) which give significantly less security of employment and/or income than would normally be expected from a permanent full-time or pro-rata contract. Amongst others, those eligible will include members on fixed term contracts, on zero hours contracts, or contracts where there is a significant variability of hours, hourly paid members, and members employed through agencies. Candidates for election to these seats must state that they are casually employed in their main contract of employment, or if unemployed, in their most recent contract of employment. All members are entitled to vote in elections for these seats. ”
Re-number 19. 8 as 19. 9 and add a new 19. 8 stating:-
'Biennial elections will be held for those seats described in Rule 18. 12. 1 in those years when elections are not held for those seats described in Rules 18. 11. 1 to 18. 11. 3”
In 20. 5 add 'xi. Representatives of casually employed members' after 'x. Representatives of women members for HE and FE sectors'

Proposing body

Open University

Amended

No

Allocated to

Other

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