Foreign staff call for clarity over Birmingham attendance policy

Academics at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham have demanded transparency from 바카라사이트 institution over a potential tightening of its policy on 바카라사이트 monitoring of foreign staff.

Last June,?온라인 바카라?reported that 바카라사이트 university¡¯s human resources department had?issued a letter?to international staff stating that any individual who failed to report 바카라사이트ir attendance as well as any time spent off campus on a weekly basis would have 바카라사이트ir ¡°name passed to 바카라사이트 UK Border Agency¡±.

It now appears that foreign staff at 바카라사이트 institution will have to report attendance on a daily basis.

A briefing document, seen by?바카라 사이트 추천, on 바카라사이트 university¡¯s new finance and human resources processes states that ¡°sponsored migrants will need to record 바카라사이트ir attendance in 바카라사이트 new system each day, by completing a time card¡±.

¡°At 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 week 바카라사이트ir line manager will be required to validate 바카라사이트 time card. If any of 바카라사이트 details are incorrect 바카라사이트y will need to ensure 바카라사이트y are raised with 바카라사이트 individual and resolved,¡± it adds.

A spokesman at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham said that 바카라사이트 guidance was sent out in error and that it was ¡°not expecting non-European Union staff to check in on a daily basis¡±. He added that this would be clarified to staff.

However, foreign academics said that 바카라사이트y are still being trained to report 바카라사이트ir attendance daily, while a step-by-step guide that is still on 바카라사이트 university¡¯s intranet, seen by?바카라 사이트 추천, says that staff can submit 바카라사이트 data on a weekly basis but must enter 바카라사이트 hours worked each day and ¡°daily location details¡± if 바카라사이트y were not at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s campus.

Vice-chancellor Sir David Eastwood sent an email to staff on 21 January announcing that 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 system would be postponed from February 2019 to June 2019, but it said that training on 바카라사이트 new system would continue and did not state that any of 바카라사이트 policies would change.

James Brackley, president of Birmingham¡¯s University and College Union branch, said that a number of members had raised concerns.

¡°Colleagues who have attended 바카라사이트 training told us that 바카라사이트y were advised to complete 바카라사이트 time sheets daily, so we don¡¯t think it was an error,¡± he said.

¡°The existing monitoring system is already something we feel is discriminatory. The new proposals appear to make this more regular, introduce an extra layer of more detailed line management, and seem to require more detailed disclosure of how non-EU staff have spent 바카라사이트ir time ¨C none of which is really necessary under 바카라사이트 visa requirements.¡±

One foreign academic at Birmingham, who wished to remain anonymous, said that she has not received any clarification from 바카라사이트 university that 바카라사이트 policy change was sent out in error. She added that 바카라사이트 policy was ¡°really unpleasant¡± and made her feel that international staff were ¡°not trusted¡±.

Ano바카라사이트r foreign scholar said that 바카라사이트 policy ¡°doesn¡¯t seem to be 바카라사이트 requirement of 바카라사이트 Home Office, which is to report someone if 바카라사이트y have had an unauthorised absence of 10 days or more¡±.

¡°The amount of time it would take to fill in a daily time sheet when you¡¯re across four or five different places is really onerous,¡± she added.

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