People Committee

Membership
Terms of Reference
Reporting Structure
Secretariat
Meetings

Membership 2026/27

In Attendance

People Senior Leadership Team members as required.

Terms of Reference

Purpose:

To provide strategic oversight and direction for the University’s people agenda, including People Team policies, reward and pay initiatives, organisational development, change proposals, employee experience and employment-related programmes and procedures. The Committee will ensure that organisational structures, workforce plans, capabilities, leadership capacity and accountabilities are aligned to the University's strategic objectives, operating model and long-term sustainability. The Committee will provide assurance that major people-related programmes and organisational design proposals are coherent, affordable, deliverable and strategically aligned.

To approve and oversee:

1. Strategic workforce plans, major organisational design proposals and significant people-related change programmes that have institution-wide impact or exceed agreed delegation thresholds. (Delegation thresholds under development).

2. Development and implementation of the People Strategy and associated policy frameworks to ensure alignment with the University's strategic objectives, legal requirements and good practice.

3. The identification, monitoring and mitigation of strategic risks associated with workforce sustainability, organisational capability, employment practices, culture and major change programmes, with oversight of compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements.

4. Strategic workforce metrics and benchmarks, including workforce capability, recruitment and retention trends, employee engagement, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, succession planning and organisational effectiveness.

5. Institution-wide culture, employee engagement and employee experience priorities, including consideration of significant themes, risks and trends emerging from staff feedback, surveys and local action plans.

To recommend to UEB:

6. The Remuneration Strategy and associated institution-wide performance-related pay schemes and bonus schemes, of the University for staff at grades 1 to 9 inclusive and any major changes to associated employee benefits structures.

7. The University’s Pay Gap reports for Gender, Ethnicity and Disability.

To recommend to Senate (in line with delegated authorities):

8. Organisational change proposals related to the establishment of academic departments or faculties, ensuring alignment with the University's operating model and organisational design principles.

To receive reports as required from:

• People Team
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing governance boards
• Compliance and regulatory bodies as relevant
• Other University Committees as necessary

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Reporting Structure

People Committee will report to:

• University Executive BoardLink opens in a new window - on key workforce issues, culture and wellbeing trends, people-related risks and strategic priorities.
• Audit & Risk Committee - on institutional people-related risks, employment compliance, and workforce control measures.

Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Rachel Gilbert, Employee Relations Coordinator

Assistant Secretary: TBC

Correspondence should be sent to PeopleCommittee@warwick.ac.uk 

Papers should be submitted no later than one week before the meeting to the email above.

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Meetings

Dates of meetings of the People Committee can be found within the University Committee Timetable.