{"id":4392,"date":"2026-09-17T09:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:14:44","slug":"human-resources-grace-closes-at-5pm-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=4392","title":{"rendered":"Human Resources Grace Closes at 5pm Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a member of Regent House, please urgently consider signing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com\/sites\/RegentHousePetitions\/SitePages\/RH01-Initiated-Grace-(audit-of-HR-Division).aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Grace<\/a>, which calls for an external audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grace was motivated primarily by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.co.uk\/news\/30808\">difficulties experienced by staff in the MRC Epidemiology Unit<\/a> and within University Information Services (UIS), alongside longstanding concerns about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2025\/apr\/12\/cambridge-university-accused-of-bullying-cover-up-as-internal-survey-revealed\">the handling of Grievances<\/a>. We see the Grace as a constructive opportunity to address these issues and improve current practices. The 21 Group also recognises the considerable pressures faced by junior HR staff in recent years and believes they stand to benefit from the proposed changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Events over the Summer have added to concerns about the management of the Human Resources division, particularly the highly critical judgment at the Cambridge Whistleblowing Tribunal available <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/6a7c97d49cba0097fdd83239\/Professor_Neil_Wyn_Evans_v_The_Chancellor__Masters_and_Scholars_of_the_University_of_Cambridge___Others_3307960.2023___others_FMH_Reserved_Judgment.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a powerful article by Harry Cammish in Varsity on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.co.uk\/comment\/32046\">today <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tribunal has revealed the arbitrariness and partisanship of the University\u2019s structures. Once again, the University\u2019s real focus has been preserving its own reputation over the welfare of its staff and the high standards it claims to uphold. At every step of the affair, the University\u2019s bureaucratic signature is plain: complaints are shut down arbitrarily, senior figures evade responsibility by claiming issues fall outside their remit, and critics face&nbsp;baseless claims in retaliation for their public opposition to the University. The whole business has the whiff of amateur villainy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a member of Regent House, please urgently consider signing the&nbsp;Grace, which calls for an external audit. 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