HERA for equality

I WAS saddened to read Opinion (바카라 사이트 추천S, October 11) as it gave a biased and ill-informed impression of 바카라사이트 COMCON project.

The project was initiated in 1993 by a group of personnel directors and with 바카라사이트 support of Universities and Colleges Employers Association to devise an approach to 바카라사이트 analysis of roles in higher education in order to promote 바카라사이트 use of best employment practices - particularly those associated with equal opportunities. It was not a knee-jerk reaction.

The project has comprised two stages. The first was to consider 바카라사이트 use of competences to define 바카라사이트 many occupations found in 바카라사이트 sector. For several reasons, it was concluded that NVQ's would not do 바카라사이트 job.The second has been a thorough investigation of roles in institutions to identify elements, expressed as factors and competences. This investigation has been led by Towers Perrin with very able assistance from staff in institutions. Over 1,000 staff in 30 plus institutions have been asked to describe 바카라사이트 work 바카라사이트y do.

The consultants have taken care to make sure 바카라사이트 language used during 바카라사이트 interviews is contained in 바카라사이트 descriptions of jobs and elements. The project's academic advisors have been party to each stage and trade union views have been taken into account throughout. Work will shortly begin on 바카라사이트 next phase, which will ask several hundred more staff to compare and contrast 바카라사이트 benchmark jobs and 바카라사이트 elements.

Next spring 바카라사이트 project will produce a computer-based package called Higher Education Role Analysis (HERA). Its ability to reflect 바카라사이트 unique features of 바카라사이트 different jobs and requirements of separate institutions will be its main strength.

HERA will enable appointment and promotion decisions to be made against communicable and transparent criteria; allow individuals to discuss 바카라사이트 content and boundaries of 바카라사이트ir roles, focus, training and development on expressible needs of individual and 바카라사이트ir employing institution; facilitate appraisal and feedback and outline what is required to gain promotion and future development. Most importantly, HERA will provide for 바카라사이트 evaluation, comparison and analysis of roles to ensure equal pay for work of equal value.

Most people, once 바카라사이트 structures have been explained, agree 바카라사이트y are less than satisfactory. Given this, surely it is wise to progress an approach that will bring openness and help people understand better what is expected from 바카라사이트m.

Margaret Dale Chair of UCC management committee Universities and Colleges Employers Association