The Chair shall not have a casting vote. As far as possible, the committee should work by consensus. The method of selection of employee members is determined primarily by ballot. If there are insufficient nominations for the position, the Head of School may determine a more appropriate method. The term of appointment for any member shall be for two years.
Members can be employee representatives for a maximum of four years.
A member may appoint a substitute member to attend in their absence. Alternatively, the Postgraduate and undergraduate members may nominate a pool of substitutes, one of whom may substitute for any member of the group. If a member fails to attend for three consecutive meetings or resigns, the committee may call for a replacement. Substitute members have full voting rights, if and only if the member they are substituting for is not present at the meeting. The committee shall normally meet every two months.