The second staff forum for 2015 will be held
Monday 21 September 1.15pm-2.15pm Room 210 Central Library
Wednesday 23 September 10am-11am Room 210 Central Library
All staff are encouraged to attend one session however please talk to your manager if there are issues with rosters or if you normally work at other times and you would like to attend.
Ngâ mihi, Anne
There have been some comments from staff that the outcome of the GSRR process over the last couple of years has been quite hidden. At the request of the TEU the following information on the outcomes by band has been created. You can see that, although the budget is constrained, it is possible to get accelerated progression or a bonus, and the numbers of staff who have been successful has been reasonably consistent over the last three years. I intend to update this table each year once the results are known.
You are encouraged to discuss your performance regularly with your manager informally and formally, particularly during the PD&R process and the GSRR round. For more information on the GSRR process please see the HR toolkit.
Ngâ mihi, Anne
A reminder of the meeting with the VC tomorrow at 2pm in the Undercroft 101 Puaka James Hight.
There is a session in the room before the meeting so if you could help move the chairs into a circle when you arrive and back again when you leave it would be most helpful.
Ngâ mihi
Anne
The interviews and presentations for the Customer Services position will take place next week. Staff are welcome to attend the presentations which will be from 9.00am-12.30pm on Wednesday 12th in Rm 210 There are five presentations of 30 minutes each, 20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questions with 15 minutes between sessions. The topic is ‘What opportunities and challenges do you see in Customer Services in an Academic Library?’. Regards, Anne
A monthly report is produced for Library Committee which usually meets on the first Friday of the month. These will be made available to staff to read. The last report is available here. The previous ones for 2015 are also in the same directory. These reports are created in the last week of the month. If you have any items that you think would be good to report then please send them to Helen, Greg or me. Regards, Anne
The annual VC meeting with Rod Carr and Library staff will take place on Wednesday 12 August from 2.00-3.00pm in the 101 Undercroft. All staff are welcome, but please check with your manager first. For those who have not attended before, normally Rod will talk for 15-20 minutes on major strategy and issues affecting the university and then open the meeting up for questions. If you are not able to come, prefer not to ask directly, or have a complex question then please send your questions to Janette by Tuesday 11 August at noon. This is a great opportunity to hear from Rod directly. Regards, Anne
Greg Marshall, the new Associate University Librarian, Learning, Teaching and Research, will be starting on Monday 20 July 2015. Staff are invited to an informal afternoon tea in the L5 Staff Room for Greg on Monday at 3pm. During the first week Greg will be familiarizing himself to the Library and UC, and meeting with various groups concentrating on the LTR areas first. I am really looking forward to working with Greg. If you see him around please make him welcome. Anne
Linda Palmer, University Librarian, Massey University will be visiting us on 29-30 July to share ideas. During the visit she will be doing a 30 minute talk followed by discussion for staff in Rm 210, Central Library 2pm Wed, 29 July. Staff are welcome to attend the talk. Anne
Discussions are currently being held on the Library hours for Summer 2015/2016 and term hours for 2016. Two session are being held for the Customer Services staff who are most affected by the changes, the second one at the Education Library today at 2pm. The TEU will have a meeting also on Thursday at 2pm in Central Library 308. As part of the discussions all staff are being surveyed on which Libraries should be open on the three days before Christmas.
The recommended standard hours have not changed apart from the start and end dates. The major change is Easter 2016 which is in the middle of term. It is recommended that the Central Library be open for 4 of the 5 days over this period, and Education Library open on the Tuesday.
The draft hours are as follows
Summer 2015/2016
2016 hours
Easter 2015 statistics
Comments from staff are most welcome to Isabel, Joan or Anne.
The next stage will be to consult with stakeholders including the UCSA and Library Committee, and considering all feedback before finalising the hours.
The Customer Services Manager role has been advertised with a closing date of 26 July 2015. This date will allow Greg Marshall the new AUL-LTR to be part of the recruitment process. Please see the UC vacancies site for more information and encourage people to apply. Anne.