Staff Voice
Voice
LUU is a big place with a whole host of services on offer but essentially we are all working towards the same goal - to ensure everyone loves their time at Leeds. That’s why we think that all our people should know what’s going on in all areas of the union. We are always looking for ways to communicate across the organisation and we recognise the importance of hearing the voice of all our people.
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Staff Voice Group
This is LUU’s new way of making sure your voice is heard.
The Staff Voice Group is a new group of staff representatives who come together to receive info on key organisational matters, as well as provide feedback to LUU. This will be on a wide range of things such as; new processes and systems, updates to staff policies, new initiatives, organisational changes and spending decisions in relation to the staff engagement budget. The reps will meet once a term with Antonia Frezza, our Director of People and Quality, Rachel Winfield, our Learning & Engagement Manager and Courtney Wright, our HR Officer (Diversity and Engagement).
Here's an introduction to some of your fantastic Staff Voice Reps. Watch the video to find out who represents you and what they love about LUU.
You said, we did
We think it's important our staff know the difference their voice is making.
Have a read below of the impact you've had so far.
Summer Term Staff Voice July 2021
Spring Term Staff Voice Q&A March 2021
Winter Term Staff Voice November 2020
Spring Term Staff Voice February 2020
Staff Voice Reps
Here are your 2020-21 Staff Voice Reps.
Get in touch with your feedback and ideas.
Academic Engagement
Antonia Nita
Bars - Old Bar
Veena Mistry
Cafes
Stefania Pozzi
Cleaning
Mavis Frimpong
Digital Services
Gruff Jones
Duty Management & Logistics
Ian Molden
Finance
Adele Beecroft
Help & Support
We're currently looking for a new rep. If you're interested get in touch with Katie Hughes.
Joblink
Helen Szczur
LGS & People
Matt Broadey
Marketing & Communications
Tanya Sanadze
Memorable Events
Hana Mitcheson
Retail
Thomas Lowe
Student Activities
James Perriman
Student Engagement
Maddie Bebbington
Tech & Maintenance
Chris Mee
Ask Anything
We encourage you to ask anything you'd like to know about LUU. You can even submit anonymous questions, using this link here. All the questions that are asked and answered will be made public. Ask Anything is currently part of LUU's Virtual Huddle.
Click on the dates below to read the answers to your questions:
Wednesday 14 July - Mask Wearing, Events Access Policy & Future of Work Implementation Date
Wednesday 07 July 2021 - Government roadmap & Hotdesking
Wednesday 03 March 2021 - Cost Saving Scheme
Wednesday 17 February 2021 - Express yourself & the new University Strategy
Wednesday 12 May 2021 - Recognition & The Virtual Huddle
View our archive of questions here; Ask Anything Archive
Staff Suggestion Scheme
This is how it works...
1. How can we improve LUU? You suggest a new, creative, innovative idea.
2. We send that suggestion to the relevant member of staff for their thoughts.
3. If we can, we implement the idea, we tell you and you win £20 in vouchers.
4. If we can't implement the idea or we already do it then we tell you why.
Easy as that.
You can submit your ideas using this form.
Successful suggestions from the past 6 months include;
Printers available for students to use in LUU
An informative sign for the Chilean Mural outside the office it is in
Displaying subtitles at the top of screens in the foyer for easier accessibility
Oven gloves for using the microwave in the staff kitchen
Soya milk alternative in the staff kitchen
Hooks on the back of doors where there are baby changing facilities
Staff Voice Opportunities & Feedback
Staff Voice is important to us here at LUU, so we’ve put together this approximate timeline of staff feedback opportunities for 2021, to ensure all of our staff can have their say.
This timeline is to help support Team Leaders in planning but the dates are useful for all staff.
You may have other requests which aren't necessarily a new idea, and wouldn't be counted as a staff suggestion. These are still useful for us to know, so here's the channels you can use
You might notice something that needs repairing or cleaning - you can submit a ticket to our Cleaning, Building Maintenance or the rest of the Facilities Team using Facilities Tickets
Or signage that needs updating - you can send in a Request Brief to the Marketing Team
You may be experiencing an IT problem - you can contact our helpful IT Team via the IT Helpdesk
Any other requests you're not sure of - contact the People Team , unihr@leeds.ac.uk, who will be happy to help you