Part time help needed. £5.50 p/h, excellent benefits, use of a company car and free tickets. Needs to be a good communicator. So why doesn’t anyone want to be a non-sabbatical?
With the non-sabbatical by-elections round the corner, gair rhydd investigates whether power, influence and, now, money are enough to attract good candidates
The chance to play a part in leading Cardiff University Students’ Union is up for grabs in October’s by-election.
Seven non-sabbatical positions will be contested in the elections and nominations open from Monday October 1 for five days.
The exception to the rule...
gair rhydd explains the non-sabb self-defining row
Non-sabbaticals will be more varied than ever before because of changes to the Cardiff Students’ Union constitution.
Certain non-sabbs used to have to be ‘self-defining’ when representing their minority groups. It means that to be elected Women’s Officer, Cardiff students would have needed to be female.
Representin’
Commentary by Lee Macaulay
Non-sabbs are a vital part of our Students’ Union, doing many jobs that keep the things you want going.
There’s a weekly magazine, online radio station or charity auction for some that lets people know they’re doing their jobs.
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