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Agreement on Modernisation of Pay Structures in Goldsmiths (HERA)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HERA?

How does it work?

Why is Goldsmiths doing this?

How does it benefit me?

Will it affect my pay?

What happens if my job is red circled?

How did you decide whose job to analyse?

But my job wasn’t analysed, so how can you grade it?

What happens if I don’t agree with my final grading?

Who gets to see all this information about me?

What’s a Recruitment and Retention Premium and who gets it?

Can I still get promoted?

What about Accelerated Increments and Added Scale Points?

I am a Visiting Tutor – what happens to me?

What other changes do I need to know about?

What about sickness benefit?

I see we are going to get the same notice from Goldsmiths as we have to give them. What difference does that make?

I’m in a job where I am on six months’ probation. Will I have to go back on probation if this agreement goes through?

When will I know what my grade is?

When do I know what my pay is going to be?

But when do I get paid on the new scale?

Do we still get increments in September 2008?

I’m leaving Goldsmiths before July 2008 – do I lose all this?

What if I’ve got other questions?