The next stage of the annual cycle of PD&R should now be getting underway for the Academic Year Only staff, who will be leaving after Show Weekend.

The PD&R page on Camelot provides the simplest description of this process and the timeline. Otherwise, it links through to the documentation on the HR ToolKit site.

It is intended that the forms used for this are those provided by HR, but it is not a problem if other in-house forms are still being used in the interview. The most important part of this process is the meeting and discussion, and then the consequent documentation of agreed outcomes and goals for next year.

All Library staff are required to take part in this process, which between now and February next year is to consider a staff members’ objective for the next 12 months. The basis of the discussion will be the new-format PDs that most staff now have.

The documentation to be used is available from the HR ToolKit.

I recommend that either form B1 or form F1 is used.

After discussion between the reviewer and reviewee, a signed copy is sent to Library Administration for final signoff by the University Librarian, and a copy is put on the staff member’s personal file.

Philip

The biennial survey that the Library administers will be made available to Library users from Monday 5 October to Friday 16 October.

On Monday a live link to the Insync site and the University of Canterbury survey will be put up on the Library home page, along with some further information on Library News.

There has already been some publicity for this in Canta, and each Library by now will have some posters advertising it as well. There will also have been news items in the Diary and Staff news this week. It is an online survey only.

Philip

As all staff should be aware, the annual General Staff Remuneration Review process is about to get underway again.

It was announced by the VC on 6 August.

An email was sent to all Library Managers on 6 August alerting them to the timeline, and a proposed change to the compostion of the Library review panel. There has been subsequent discussion about the Library GSRR SOP, which has now been finally amended by LLT (25/8/09)

Current and accurate information is on the Library Wiki.

This directs all staff to the information in the ToolKit. The Library SOP outlines the processes that are internal and unique to the Library.

GSRR is based upon the performance of an individual over the last year, and is a process that is legally required to be carried out. As has always been the case, there is a specific budget line that provides funds to cover GSRR. All staff are actively encouraged to participate in this process, and to take this opportunity to meet with their manager.

Philip

For Library staff who undertake the online survey being offered, near the end of the survey is a question about where in the University you work.

The Library has only two categories to choose from:

Public services (includes Administration & Clerical)

Technical services

Anyone who does not work in a Library technical services area (eg., Collections, BIndery, Library IT) works in the Public Services area.

Philip