1. Employment
Team
Member Services
T: 020 7034 9900
E: employment@aoc.co.uk

2. ff Open 8.30am–5.15pm, Monday-
Employment Helpline
Friday.
ff Available to AoC members
including Principals/CEOs,
Governors, Clerks, Human
Resources & Managers.
ff Unique service giving our members
access to sector-specific knowledge
& expertise on employment law,
HR policy, procedure & good
practice as well as Education policy
affecting the FE workforce.
ff 3,000 enquiries on average per year.
ff 90% of member Colleges utilise this
service – have you considered how
you could use it?

3. Top enquiries to the helpline
2010/11
Redundancy/restructure
Disciplinary/Grievance/Capability
Industrial relations
Maternity/Paternity/Parental etc
Teacher qualifications
Pay

4. ff 2,857 average weekly readership
Advice & Guidance
of Employment & Negotiations
Briefings.
ff 2,553 annual visitors to our online
HR tools and resources including:
ÌÌ Model contracts
ÌÌ Joint agreements
ÌÌ Model policies & guides
ÌÌ Term-time only leave & salary
calculator
ÌÌ Guidance on managing HR
issues
ÌÌ Sample job descriptions
ÌÌ Equality & Diversity resources

5. ff Assisting Colleges through complex
disciplinary, grievance & capability
issues & managing performance.
ff Advice available at any stage, either to
talk through the detail or bounce-off
ideas.
ff Keeping members informed of changes
in employment legislation and case law.
ff Supporting Colleges through the
implementation of the Equality Act and
new public sector Equality Duty.
ff Advising members on the abolition of
the Default Retirement Age.

6. ff Maintaining communication with
Industrial Relations
Trade Unions & advising Colleges
on national, regional & local
disputes.
ff National negotiations with the six
recognised trade unions of the
National Joint Forum: ACM, ATL,
GMB, UCU, UNISON & Unite the
Union.
ff Negotiated agreements, driven
by members of the AoC Board, to
provide national recommendations
to Colleges on pay and
employment policy.
ff Advising Colleges on the law
governing industrial action and
associated issues.

7. ff Strong relationships with
Policy & Representation
Government & sector
organisations; representing the
employer interests of Colleges on
FE workforce issues.
ff Acting as a conduit between
members & policy makers
through our national and regional
networks.
ff Responding to Government
consultations on changes in
legislation, including: Initial
Teacher Training Reforms,
Safeguarding & Criminal Records
Regime.
ff Providing a collective voice for the
interests of Colleges nationally.