Department of Engineering Science Staff Data

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Dear University of Oxford,
I write to request the following data concerning staff working for the Department of Engineering Science:

1) Of all academic staff (staff categories 1-3 of the staff classification scheme), how many are on:
- Fixed-term contracts
- Casual contracts
- Permanent contracts
Please provide this data for 2012/13, 2019/20, and 2020/21.

2) Of all staff currently on a fixed-term contract, what number and proportion have been on fixed-term contracts for more than four years continuously.

3) Since March 2020, how many fixed-term contract staff have:
- Had their contracts, a) not renewed, b) not extended, or c) have been made redundant.
- Had their contracts renewed or extended.
Please also supply this information for March-October 2018 and 2019.

4) As is their right under the Fixed-term Employee Regulations 2002, how many fixed-term staff have:
- Complained that they have been treated less favourably that other categories of staff.
- Have appealed their redundancy.
Please supply this data for 2018, 2019, and 2020.

5) In 2018, 2019, and 2020, how many members of academic staff complained of work-related stress, in total and broken down by:
- Fixed-term staff
- Permanent staff
- Casual staff

6) Of all casual staff, how many are on:
- Zero-hours contracts
- Variable hours contracts
- Any other form of casual contract (please specify)

Yours faithfully,

Ben O'Brien