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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A reminder sent on behalf of the Faculty Manager:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you are writing a reference for a student or current or former staff member, please bear in mind the advice below –
<u>not to include sensitive data without permission</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gabrielle</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learning from complaints - content of reference<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:40:02 +0100<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Science Appeals and Complaints <a href="mailto:science-appealscomplaints@strath.ac.uk">
<science-appealscomplaints@strath.ac.uk></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Heads</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In investigating a recent complaint, I found guidance on providing references on the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) website (see
<a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/multipage-guide/after-someone-has-left-job">
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/multipage-guide/after-someone-has-left-job</a>) which states:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Good practice tip on giving references</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">… </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Don’t supply sensitive data, for example, on sickness absence, unless permission to do this has been given
in writing explicitly by the worker.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">In my report, I wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">“While this advice is written in relation to current or former employees it would be good practice to apply the same approach to references for students and others. … As Investigator,
I <b>recommend</b> that HoDs in Science ensure that all members of staff who are likely to be requested to provide references (for students or employees) are made aware of the EHRC guidance referred to above.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would be grateful if you would circulate this e-mail to relevant colleagues in your dept. Thank you for assisting with implementing the recommendation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Bronagh Dallat BSc MBA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Faculty Manager, Faculty of Science, x2014</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Prof. Paul McKenna<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Head of Department<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Department of Physics, SUPA,<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>University of Strathclyde,<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Glasgow G4 0NG<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>U.K.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Tel: 0141-548-3132 (secretary) / 5712 (direct) <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Email: <a href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk">paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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