In addition there will be one member from each of the three faculties mentioned above who preferably should not be a Head of Department and should be at least of Senior Lecturer status. The Director of Personnel will act as clerk to the Board. Top of the Page 2 Not later than 15 January the Director of Personnel shall write to Heads of Departments with details of the academic staff in their departments including those on temporary or short-term appointments. 3.3 Additional or discretionary increments for Lecturers, Senior Lecturers and Readers 3.4.1 any recommendations about the award of additional or discretionary increments, with reasons. It should be emphasised that additional increments are abnormal and are to rectify an obvious error in the appointment or to effect an exceptional acceleration.
Discretionary increments are to recognise exceptional performance.
Top of the Page 4. Although such advancement is not on the basis of competitive merit, a positive recommendation is required based on academic attainment and ability and on a satisfactory standard of work. 5.2 the position of all lecturers on the Lecturer 'A' scale will similarly be considered 5.3 Heads of Departments are being invited to make recommendations about accelerated promotion from Lecturer 'A' to Lecturer 'B', and additional or discretionary increments for Lecturers, Senior Lecturers and Readers. In section 6.1.1 'Copies' does mean photostat copies of previous review papers. All cases except for probationers should be complete in themselves, and there should be no need to call on previous years' papers of which reference copies only are kept in accordance with paragraph 11 .