Does the Recognition & Rewards programme also cover support staff?

From the outset, the Recognition & Rewards programme has focused on academics. Several institutions have called for a broadening of the national programme. In the Room for Everyone’s Talent in Practice roadmap, the national Recognition & Rewards steering group promised that it would look into how the programme might help other groups within the institutions.

The national steering group concludes that both approaches deserve support, as they both fit in with the basic principle that good employership is primarily the responsibility of the institutions themselves. Moreover, the challenges facing academic staff are in many respects different from those facing the various other target groups. The (academic) support staff are entitled to a separate approach that fits in with their specific situation. After all, if we were to include support staff in the current Recognition & Rewards programme, we would risk losing sight of the issues that are unique to this group of staff members.

Here you can read the official explanation of the steering group.