Policies, Procedures and Guidance
Below are the current HR Policies, Procedures and Guidance. For ease of use, they have been clustered into sections. Should you have any questions, please contact your line manager in the first instance or the HR Manager responsible for your area. Details of who to contact can be found here.
Recruitment and Selection
New Starters
Pay and Grading
Contractual Conditions of Service
Leave, Time Off and Work-life Balance
Sickness Absence
Health, Safety and Well Being
Training and Development
Staff Management
Managing Organisational Change
Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection
Long Service and Leavers
Recruitment and Selection 
Appointments Policy
CRB Risk Assessment Form
Disability Disclosure
Draft Advertisment
Emeritus Professorship Appointment Procedure
Evidence Required for Proof of Right to Work in the
UK
Fixed Term Contracts Policy
Guidance for Managers on Joint
Appointments
Job Description and Person Specification
Template
Part Time Lecturers - Guidance for Use, Contract and
Payment
Part Time Staff Guidelines
Professor, Reader, Enterprise Fellow and Teaching Fellow
Appointments Policy
Recruitment of Ex Offenders
Secondments - A Guide for Managers
Visiting Title Appointments Procedure
New Starters
Induction Policy Statement
Probation Scheme for New Staff - Guidance for Managers of
Academic and Research Staff
Probation Scheme for New Staff - Guidance for Managers of
Support Staff
Relocation Assistance Scheme
Research and Scholarly Activity Guide
Welcome Pack for International Staff
Pay and Grading
Attraction and Retention
Earnings Protection
Equal Pay
Grading of Posts
Progression from L to SL
Progression to Grade 8.5
Reward Strategy
Contractual Conditions of Service
Academic Staff (Lecturers)
Academic Staff (Clinical Lecturers)
Academic Staff (HPL)
Academic Management - Associate Dean
Academic Management - Dean of School
Academic Management - Professor
Academic Management - Research
Administrative Management
Apprentices
Casual Staff
Graduate Tutors
KTS Associate
Research Staff
Support Staff
Support Staff (Temporary)
Support Staff (Variable Hours)
Trainee Solicitor
Staff Handbooks
Leave, Time Off and Work-life Balance
Summary - Leave and time off entitlements and
guidance
Achieving a Work-life Balance
Adoption Leave
Career Breaks
Career Secondments
Emergency and Compassionate Leave
Flexi Scheme
Flexible Working
Flexible Working for Support Staff
Managing External Work
Managing Research and Scholarly Activity
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Public Holiday for Part Time Staff
Research Sabbatical Leave Scheme
Sickness Absence
Absence from Work and Sickness Allowance
Guidance for Calculating Sickness Absence
Guidance for Managers
Sickness Absence Management Policy
Health, Safety and Well Being
Alcohol and Drug Misuse Procedure
Disability Disclosure and Reasonable Adjustments
Health Policy
Lone Worker Guidance
No Smoking Policy
Stress Prevention Policy
Stress Risk Assessment Tool and Action Sheet -
Job/Role
Stress Risk Assessment Tool and Action Sheet -
Individual
Working Locations Policy
Training and Development
Staff Management
Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy
Anti-Harassment and Bullying Procedure
Anti-Harassment and Bullying - Staff Guide
Anti-Harassment and Bullying - Managers Guide
Appeals Procedure
Dignity at Work
Grievance Procedure
Staff Management Procedures
