People Services policies and procedures

Leave

Annual leave

• Summary of annual leave – professional services (PDF)
• Guidelines on academic staff holiday entitlements and arrangements (PDF)

Other leave

• Maternity leave (PDF)
• Adoption leave (PDF)
• Carer's leave (PDF)
• Paternity leave, paternity and co-parent leave (PDF)

Contracts and working arrangements

• Appointment to professors, associate professors and visiting titles (PDF)
• Associate lecturers – terms and conditions (PDF)
• External work guidelines – academic staff (PDF)
• Job Sharing Policy (PDF)
• Fixed-term Contracts Policy (PDF)
• Severe weather and emergency situations policy and procedure (PDF)

Criminal record disclosures

• Disclosure and Barring Checks Policy (PDF)
• Recruitment of ex-offenders policy (PDF)
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy (PDF)

Employee support and wellbeing

• Personal Relationships at Work policy (PDF)
• Dignity and Respect policy (PDF)
• Equality and Diversity policy (PDF)
• Alcohol, Drug and Substance Misuse and Dependency policy (PDF)
• Health – Ill health procedure (PDF)
• Occupational and statutory sick pay schemes (PDF)

Conduct and performance

• Conduct procedure (PDF)
• Performance procedure (PDF)
• Grievance procedure (PDF)

Probation

• Probation policy (PDF)

Pay and grading

• Market Pay Policy (PDF)
• Senior Remuneration Policy (PDF)
• Salary scales – grade structure A–J (PDF)
• Salary scales – senior management staff grade structure (PDF)
• Professorial grade – salary scales (PDF)

Other policies and resources

Take a look at our other policies, which cover areas such as information technology, teaching and learning, and more. You may also find the People Services intranet pages helpful if you are a member of staff.