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| HERA Maintenance 2012 - Update |
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| Applications for HERA Maintenance 2012 should be submitted by the deadline of 31 May 2012. Applications should be submitted to the College/SASS HR Office along with the requested documentation. |
HERA (Higher Education Role Analysis) is the job evaluation scheme used at the University of Dundee. HERA is the recognised job evaluation scheme for higher education institutions. It was developed and widely tested nationally across universities to ensure that it could be effectively applied to the range of roles found in higher education. It is a systematic method of comparing jobs, and underpins the objective of equal pay for work of equal value.
HERA was implemented at Dundee by a matching process, with Role Outline Forms being matched to one of the established generic role profiles. The implementation phase of HERA was completed in July 2008. Post-implementation, the grading of posts will be reviewed using the process outlined in the Maintenance Procedure. If the grade of a post is to be reviewed, a HERA role outline form (Word or PDF) must be completed. The form must be verified and and the grading review supported by the line manager and the Dean of School/Head of Unit.
The HERA Maintenance Procedure has been agreed with the three campus unions and was approved at the HR Committee on 24 May 2010.
The Maintenance Procedure, is the procedure, post implementation of HERA, by which staff and Deans of School/Heads of Unit can request the grade of a role to be reviewed. The HERA Maintenance Procedure applies to all roles not covered by the nationally agreed academic role profiles (i.e. Clerical, Technical, Manual and Academic Related roles). Information on the process for academic and research roles is detailed below.
Any applications for regrading through the Maintenance Procedure must be made using the re-grading request form Regrading request form and appropriate documentation must be submitted as detailed in the Guidance Guidance on submissions .
The Maintenance Procedure is an annual event. Submissions to College/SASS HR Office by 31 May.
- re-grading of roles covered by the nationally agreed academic role profiles (academic and research roles) is via the College Annual Review Group (CASARG). This process is underpinned by HERA and the HERA role outline form is required as part of the submission to CASARG. Details of the nationally agreed academic role profiles can be found at Academic Role Profiles and information regarding the Annual Review process and procedures can be found at Annual Review.
The Dean of School/Head of Unit will prepare a detailed job description which will be forwarded to Human Resources with a request to evaluate the post.
The job description will be matched to one of the generic role profiles and the grade of the post will be confirmed. If a match can not be established, the role will be scored.
If there have been changes in the content of vacant posts then a similar procedure to that for new posts will be followed.
If you have any queries on HERA please contact:
Or one of the trade union contacts who are part of the HERA Working Group:
Or one of the trained HERA analysts:
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