Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is responsible for overseeing the pay, benefits and conditions of employment of the Vice-Chancellor and other senior staff.
On this page
- Terms of reference
- Membership
- Attendees
- Committee Secretary
- Vacancies
- Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines
- Policies
- Minutes
Terms of reference
The Remuneration Committee is one of the committees of the Board of Trustees.
It ensures that senior staff are appropriately rewarded in terms of their recruitment and retention through a process that adheres to CUC's 'The Higher Education Senior Staff Remuneration Code'.
For full details of the Remuneration Committee's responsibilities, see Ordinance 4 - Appendix C.
The University also publishes information on the Vice-Chancellor's remuneration.
Membership
As a group, the committee members are empowered to make decisions. They can take advice from others attending the meeting.
Members and roles
The Remuneration Committee has up to 5 members. The Chair of the Board of Trustees may not be the Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
- Professor Andrew Carr, Deputy-Chair of the Board of Trustees (Chair)
- Mr Jack Boyer, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Ms Gillian Bowen, Independent Trustee
- Mr Stephen Robertson, Independent Trustee
Attendees
The following staff may attend meetings and offer advice to committee members:
- Vice-Chancellor and President
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
- Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief People Officer
They do not have authority to make committee decisions and are not eligible to vote in meetings.
They may not be present when their own remuneration or performance is being discussed.
Committee Secretary
- Current post-holder: Lucy Penrose, Deputy Head of Governance
- Email: deputyhead-governance@bristol.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 45 54473
Vacancies
There are currently no vacancies.
Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines 2024/25
View paper submission deadlines
View paper submission guidance.
- Thursday 19 September 2024, 1pm
- Friday 11 April 2025, 10am
Policies
- Remuneration policy for Remuneration Committee Remit Group (PDF, 126kB)
- External work policy for Remuneration Committee Remit Group (PDF, 111kB)
Minutes
Download minutes from previous Remuneration Committee meetings.
2024/25
- 19 September 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- 11 April 2025 (TO FOLLOW)
2023/24
- 9 April 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- 6 November 2023 (PDF, 206kB)
- 19 September 2023 (PDF, 175kB)