Council

Remuneration Committee

Terms of Reference and Membership 2016-17

1.Overview

Remuneration Committee is a sub-Committee of the Council which is the Governing Body of the University of Bradford.

2.Membership and Quorum:

Members
Name / Position
Baroness Ann Taylor / Chair
Mr Roland Clark / Treasurer of Council
Ms Sarah Smith / Pro-Chancellor of Council
Dr Trevor Higgins / Lay Member of Council
Mr Terry Hartwell / Lay Member of Council
Professor Brian Cantor (ex-officio) / Vice-Chancellor (Except when business involving his/her own salary of emoluments is to be considered)
Professor Shirley Congdon / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
In Attendance
Name / Position
Mrs Joanne Marshall / Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Ms Alison Jones / University Secretary
Following members will be in attendance as required to aid the member of the Remuneration Committee in their decision-making and policy formation:
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Director of Finance
Deans of Schools/Directors
Other HR Officers
Quorum Rules

Membership profile [7]

Quorum [3]

Quorum Rules: There shall be a quorum when at least 50% of the members of the Committee (or their alternate - including vacant posts) are present. This shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. In the absence of a quorum, no formal resolution may be passed, but informal recommendations for decisions may be made to be considered and ratified at a subsequent meeting.

3.Terms of Reference

3.1The Committee has delegated authority to:

(a)Receive and review report from the Chair on the performance of the Vice-Chancellor and review annually the reward package and other emoluments of the Vice-Chancellor;

(b)Receive and review reports from the Vice-Chancellor on the performance of his/her direct line reports;

(c)Review and determine salaries, terms and conditions of direct reports recommended by the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellors (in doing so, to have regard to comparative information on salaries and emoluments elsewhere in the sector and to principles of equity);

(d)Exercise oversight of the salaries, terms and conditions of Senior Staff;

(e)Consider and approve severance arrangements/reward packages for Senior Staff/Senior Post Holders in accordance with the University’s policy on severance payments (in doing so, the Committee must represent the public interest and avoid any inappropriate use of public funds. The Committee should be careful not to agree a package which staff, students and the public might deem excessive);

(f)Receive and review the report of Settlement Agreements issued by the University and have oversight of the maximum severance terms for individual cases where terminations are approved under Settlement Agreements;

3.2Following each meeting, the Committee shall make a report to the Council on the exercise of its delegated authority, subject to considerations of confidentiality and data protection.

3.3In discharging its responsibilities the Committee will, in each case, have due regard to considerations of risk.

4.The Committee will make the following decisions:

Delivery of Strategies and Policies

Name of Strategy or Policy / Senior Responsible Officer / Last Updated / Next due for Update
Framework for the Annual Review for Senior Managers and Senior Staff / Director of Human Resources & OD / June 2015
Governance – Settlement Agreements: Policy on Strategic Reward for Senior Staff / 10 November
2014

5.Sub-Committees of Remuneration Committee

Name / Chair of Sub-Committee
None / -

6.Meeting Dates 2016/17

Date / Venue
Friday 18November 2016 / Room D1, Richmond Building
Friday 10 February 2017 / Room D1, Richmond Building
Friday28 April 2017 / Room D1, Richmond Building
Friday 30June 2017 / Room D1, Richmond Building

Committee serviced by Katrina Jennings, , telephone 01274 235370