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Job Evaluation

Hours of work

The College and Trade Unions have agreed and introduced a 35 hour basic working week for many staff.   You can find further information in the table below, or the joint statement from FNG can be found here.

Staff Category

Pre-Harmonisation Basic Working Week

Basic Working Week from
1 August 2006

Technical Staff 37 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks 35 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks
Manual Staff and Manual Staff on Clerical Pay Scale 38 hours per week plus 2 hours contractual overtime 35 hours per week
Craft Staff 39 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks 35 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks
Clerical Staff 35 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks 35 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks
Academic Related, Other Related and Research Staff On average, 40 hours per week, inclusive of meal breaks On average, 35 hours per week, exclusive of meal breaks
Academic Nominal 35 hour working week Nomimal 35 hour working week

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Human Resources - National Framework Agreement (NFA) and Job Evaluation, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX  Email: humanresources@bbk.ac.uk