Submission of Contract Requests Update HR User Group 29 October 2009 Submission of Contract Requests Update Niyi Akinmutande Assistant Director HR Operations and Information This is a very brief overview – mainly to bring to your attention that there are significant changes on the way….

International rankings and fractions of points In Autumn 2008 – anticipate October or later – the work permit scheme will be abolished and will be replaced by Tier 2 of the new points-based immigration system. Tier 2 is one of five new tiers and relates to skilled workers Bob Carey in HR Consultancy is leading on reviewing HR processes to ensure we are ready for the changes; a UCL Points-Based Immigration System Working Group has also been meeting with a lot of focus on the student-related issues which arise out of this. I will not cover this, but as DAs you will be involved in UCL discussions on the student systems and changes (these will not be implemented until Spring 2009).

Contract Requests in Relation to Start Dates September 2009

Contract Requests in Relation to Start Dates Overview of September 2009

Overview of September 2009 Overview of September 2008

Overview of September 2009 Overview of September 2008

Next Step A Decision is Required No need to bring the matter to future sessions Administrators are comfortable the issue can be managed as part of day to day business or Please Continue to Monitor Administrators feel the monitoring is necessary in order to improve compliance.

niyi.akinmutande@ucl.ac.uk x41967 Web Page https://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/services/contracts/ Any queries or comments? HR Operations Contact http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/staff/hr_staff_contacts.php or Niyi Akinmutande (HR Operations & Information) niyi.akinmutande@ucl.ac.uk x41967