A member of staff who wishes to appeal against the decision to end their fixed-term contract
must submit a notice of their appeal in writing. This notice of appeal should set out the grounds
of the appeal and state whether the appeal is in respect of the whole or in respect of any
specified part of any finding of fact, decision, or sentence. In the proceedings of the appeal, the
member will not be entitled, except with leave of the Appeal Committee, to rely on any
grounds of appeal not previously specified in the notice of appeal.

Appeal Committee
The Registry, Academic Secretary, or Director of Human Resources, whichever is appropriate,
will appoint an Appeal Committee to hear the appeal. The members of the committee will not
necessarily hold positions in the member's institution. They must have no conflict of interest in
the appeal, be unbiased, and have the appropriate qualifications and experience to be able to
evaluate the issues under investigation. Where technical issues are involved at least one of the
members will normally have the appropriate qualifications and/or experience. If it has not been
possible to find an employee with appropriate qualifications and experience to be a member of
the Appeal Committee, the Appeal Committee may call an expert witness to assist it in the
evaluation of the issues under investigation. The Chairman may request that another member
of staff attends to take notes. A member of the Human Resources Division will also be in
attendance to advise on policy and procedure. The Appeal Committee will meet within fourteen
days of its establishment to hear the appeal, or as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Rules of Procedure
The rules of the procedure of the Appeal Committee will be as follows:
1. The appellant may bring a recognized union representative or colleague with him or her
to the appeal hearing
2. The appellant and the responsible person are encouraged to make representations in
writing, which wherever possible will be exchanged prior to the appeal hearing
3. The appeal will be determined following an oral hearing from the appellant and the
responsible person. The appellant and the responsible person will be entitled to make a
statement and address the Appeal Committee
4. The Chairman may set time limits for each stage of the proceedings, including the
Hearing itself, with the intent that any appeal will be heard and determined as
expeditiously as is reasonably practicable
5. Following the hearing of the appeal, the Appeal Committee will consider the facts of the
case and may allow or dismiss an appeal, in whole or in part
6. The decision of the Appeal Committee will be notified to the appellant and recorded in a
document signed by the Chairman, giving the reasons for this decision. A confirmatory
letter will be sent to the appellant within seven days
7. A copy of the document and letter will be sent to the Registry, Academic Secretary, or
Director of Human Resources, whichever is appropriate, and to the responsible person
8. The Appeal Committee may decide to vary the above procedure as it deems appropriate