Ondernemingsraad FGw UvA

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
𝗔𝗻𝗱: 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳!
Thursday March 31, 2022

The annual consultation is an important moment for employees to have a conversation with their manager about the mutual functioning and matters such as career prospects, personal development, work pressure and social safety. The Works Council therefore wholeheartedly supports the Faculty's principle that all employees have at least one such meeting every year. At the same time, we note that many employees did not have an annual consultation in 2021, which we have discussed with the Board.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/03/or-het-belang-van-jaargesprekken.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/03/or-the-importance-of-annual-consultations.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗚𝘄
Thursday March 10, 2022

At the beginning of this month, the Faculty of Humanities said goodbye to Dean Fred Weerman. The Works Council thanks Fred for the collaboration in recent years and welcomes his successor, Professor of Political Science Marieke de Goede. The Works Council is looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with the new dean, in which the OR has a role to play in an early stages of the faculty's policymaking.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/03/afscheid-fred-weerman-en-welkom-marieke-de-goede-als-decaan-fgw.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/03/farewell-fred-weerman-and-welcome-marieke-de-goede-as-dean-fgw.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗢𝗕𝗣 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗥 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟴
Thursday March 3, 2022

In early February the Works Council's P&O Committee issued a short questionnaire for OBP employees. The aim was, and is, to gain more insight into the workload experienced by the support and management staff (OBP) of our faculty. The Works Council again calls on all OBP employees to complete the questionnaire. You can participate in the survey until Friday, 18 March.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/02/obp-ers-kunnen-or-enquete-nog-tot-18-maart-invullen.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/02/obp-staff-can-complete-or-survey-until-march-18.html

𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫: 𝐐+𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐯𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞

Today from 5-7pm, UvA’s European Studies and Russian & Slavic Studies programmes, student organisations Machiavelli, SES, Kleio and Radost, and the research schools ASCA, ARTES, ASH and AISSR, together with the inter-faculty ACES research centre, bring together a transdisciplinary panel of experts for a Q&A session to answer questions of students about the war in Ukraine. The event is meant to facilitate knowledge exchange, but also to offer a space to come together and jointly consider these deeply upsetting events.

Speakers are historian Alexander Etkind (European University Institute Florence), political scientist Olga Burlyuk, Eastern Europe experts Michael Kemper and Christian Noack, media anthropologist Johana Kotišová, and cultural historian and Slavist Ellen Rutten. Pola Cebulak from UvA's European Studies will moderate the event. We as 𝐁𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 are also in full support of this initiative and providing technical assistance to the event.

The event is open to all students and employees, and will take place in hybrid form: you can either join us in Oudemanhuispoort D1.08 or sign up for the livestream. If you want to attend, please register via https://student.uva.nl/humanities/forms/studentensites/fgw/geesteswetenschappen/en/war-at-our-door.html. If you want to attend online, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting this afternoon.



𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫
Wednesday March 2, 2022
17:00-19:00 hrs
Oudemanhuispoort D1.08 and online

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗢𝗥 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗗)
Thursday February 24, 2022

In the newsletter of two weeks ago, the report Perspective and certainty was presented, a report by the faculty exploratory committee on the HR policy for lecturers (D). Dean Fred Weerman also paid attention to the report in his vlog. We as Works Council have of course taken note of the report with great interest and are completely satisfied with this apparent change in HR policy for lecturers. We did, however, express some additional comments and critical questions in a letter of advice. In the appendix to our letter we have also added various personal stories that have come to us through our own inventory of problems surrounding the appointments in the D position.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/02/or-reactie-op-rapport-verkenningscommissie-hr-beleid-docenten.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/02/or-response-to-report-hr-policy-concerning-lecturers-d.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗢𝗥 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗕𝗣 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳
Thursday February 10, 2022

Not only the academic staff (WP) but also the support and management staff (OBP) experience a high workload at the UvA. While various initiatives are currently underway to identify the bottlenecks for the academic staff, we as OR also find it important to gain more insight into the work pressure experienced by the OBP. For this reason, the HR committee of the Works Council has now also developed a short questionnaire for OBP employees.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/02/or-start-enquete-naar-werkdruk-onder-obp-personeel.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/02/or-launches-survey-on-work-pressure-among-obp-staff.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀
Thursday February 3, 2022

After the UvA Works Council elections were held in April 2021, the transfer from the old to the new OR FGw took place at the end of the previous academic year. Several staff members continued their membership, such as chairman Gerwin van der Pol (also again chairman of the COR), while several new members took a seat in the Works Council as well. After the summer break, the work of the new OR started concretely. In the first six months, we have already issued various recommendations and achieved various results. We would like to report briefly on the most important advice and results to date.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/02/de-belangrijkste-adviezen-en-resultaten-van-de-or-in-de-eerste-zes-maanden.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/02/the-works-councils-most-important-advice-and-results-in-the-first-six-months.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗢𝗥 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
Thursday January 20, 2022

The Faculty already reported on this last week, but we as Works Council would like to once again draw attention to the opening of the temporary provision aftercare social safety. From now on, both (former) students and (former) employees are able to submit a request for aftercare related to a situation of social insecurity they experienced in the past (until seven years ago). After continuous efforts to establish a suitable aftercare scheme, the Works Council is pleased that the provision has been established and that it is possible to submit requests.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/01/or-nogmaals-aandacht-voor-tijdelijke-voorziening-nazorg-sociale-onveiligheid

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/01/or-once-again-attention-to-the-temporary-provision-aftercare-social-insecurity.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗥 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭
Thursday January 13, 2022

Before the Christmas break, the HR Committee of the Works Council launched a survey in which all lecturers (D) from our faculty and our university in general could share their experiences. The aim was, and still is, to make an inventory of the problems surrounding appointments in the D position and to present them to the Executive Board, the Faculty Board and the trade unions. The Works Council again calls on all lecturers (D) to complete this survey. Participation in the survey is possible until Tuesday, February 1.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2022/01/docenten-kunnen-or-enquete-nog-tot-1-februari-invullen.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2022/01/lecturers-can-complete-or-survey-until-february-1.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
Sunday December 26, 2021

The OR FGw wishes you a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. After another intense COVID-19 year, which changed the way we work and teach, possibly forever, the well-deserved Christmas break is hopefully a period to relax and take some time off. We as Works Council have achieved quite some results in 2021 and are looking forward to continue our efforts in 2022. We will update you about this in the New Year. For now, stay healthy and enjoy this festive time of year despite the lockdown!

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2021/12/kerstwensen-van-de-or.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2021/12/christmas-greetings-from-the-or.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
Wednesday December 15, 2021

Last week, the Faculty announced that a temporary provision will start from 1 January 2022 that offers (former) students and (former) employees the opportunity to submit a request for aftercare when they have experienced a situation of social insecurity in the past. The Works Council is pleased that the Executive Board has taken up the call to come up with such a suitable arrangement for aftercare.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2021/12/or-verheugd-over-tijdelijke-voorziening-nazorg-sociale-onveiligheid.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2021/12/or-pleased-with-temporary-provision-aftercare-social-insecurity.html

𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Wednesday December 8, 2021

In the coming weeks the Works Council will make an inventory of the problems surrounding lecturer appointments in the D position at our faculty and our university in general. The HR Committee of the Works Council hereby calls on all lecturers (D) of the UvA to complete the survey they have drawn up. The (anonymised) findings about the problems surrounding lecturer appointments will be presented to the Executive Board, the Faculty Board and the trade unions, with the aim of coming up with solutions in the near future.

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[NL]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/fgw/content-secured/nieuws/2021/12/or-start-onderzoek-naar-problemen-rondom-docentaanstellingen.html

[EN]
https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/humanities/content-secured/news/2021/12/works-council-starts-research-into-problems-surrounding-lecturer-appointments.html