Information on Working Hours, Annual Leave, Absences and other types of leave can be found below.
Related Policies
There are also a number of family friendly policies aimed at supporting staff to achieve work/life balance and meet demands faced when caring for dependants e.g.:
- Leave (maternity leave, adoption leave etc)
- Flexible Working
- Working Hours (guidance on working hours within the University)
- Holiday
- Sickness
Holidays
Leave Year
The University’s leave year runs from 1 October to the following 30 September. Holidays are arranged in agreement with the Line Manager, taking into account School/Administrative Sectional requirements, in accordance with School/Administrative Sectional procedures.
Additional guidance for staff and managers in relation to annual leave is available here.
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The University is normally open throughout the year from Monday to Friday, except for the period between Christmas Eve and the first working day following January 1st. The University has granted an additional public holiday on Monday 8 May 2023 to mark the Coronation of his Majesty the King.
On the following local holidays, while the University is open for teaching purposes, the Office and other support services will normally be either closed completely or offer a reduced level of service:
Public Holidays 2023
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For full details please read the following document: Members of the Academic and Academic Related Staff (Grades 5 and above) are, in any one leave year, entitled to 41 days (Monday – Friday) as holidays with pay. The 41 days entitlement shall normally include:
Calculating Annual Leave Entitlement A part-time employee who is employed throughout the whole year shall be entitled to holidays with pay, the rate of pay being proportionate to his/her shorter working period. An employee (either whole or part-time) who is employed regularly for only part of a year shall be granted holidays proportionate to his/her total period of actual service in the leave year. The pro rata calculation to establish his entitlement will be based on the overall holiday entitlement (41 days). Please download the Annual Leave Calculator to calculate your entitlement. |
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For full details please read the following document: Support Staff (Grades 1-4) shall be entitled to 35 working days as holidays with pay as set out in their Statement of Particulars of Terms and Conditions of Employment. Within the 35 days entitlement there shall be:
Calculating Annual Leave EntitlementAn employee (either whole or part-time) who is employed regularly for only part of a year shall be granted holidays proportionate to the total period of actual service in the leave year. The pro rata calculation to establish his/her entitlement will be based on the overall holiday entitlement (35 days). For example, if an employee works full time for only five months of the year, then holiday entitlement would be calculated thus:
The individual would receive full pay for these 14.5 days (5 days per week). Please download the Annual Leave Calculator to calculate your entitlement. Service DaysNon-Academic Staff will be entitled to additional holidays after the following continuous service milestones:
Please note your holiday entitlement will increase in the leave year after the date of your anniversary. |
| Purchase of Annual Leave Scheme |
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The Purchase of Annual Leave Scheme has been introduced as a benefit for staff to increase the degree of flexibility in planned time off. For more information go to to the Purchase of Annual Leave Scheme page |
Sickness Absence
The University places a high value on the health and wellbeing of all its staff. We are keen to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to maximise the welfare of staff, limit the consequences for staff and the University when absences due to illness occur and to support staff through such periods with the aim of securing their return to work and ensuring appropriate support after that return.
Please refer to the Sickness and Attendance Management Procedure for full details.
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Should you be prevented by illness from attending work, you should contact your line manager/Head of School as early as possible on the first day of your absence, ideally before your normal starting time or within 60 minutes of it. The reason for your absence should be given, with an estimate of its probable duration, in order that alternative arrangements within the School/Section can be made where necessary. If you cannot give an indication of your estimated date of return to work, initially you should contact your Line Manager every morning within the timeframe noted above to advise them of your continuing absence or to provide a probable return date when you have a clearer view of when this might be. For all periods of absence, including part days of absence, you are required to provide your line manager with a completed Self-Certification Form. In addition, a doctor's medical certificate is required from the 8th calendar day of absence. For further information on reporting absence please contact your HR Adviser. |
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Entitlement to payment for a period of absence due to illness is calculated on a rolling twelve-month period. This means that any paid sickness absence in the previous twelve months will be taken into account when calculating your entitlement to University sick pay. For Support Staff (Grades 1-4) entitlement to payment for a period of sickness absence in accordance with the University Sick Pay Scheme will be on the following Scale:
For Academic and Academic Related staff (Grades 5 and above) the following entitlement will apply: Full salary for any period up to six months; followed by a further consecutive period of up to six months on half salary, during any rolling 12 month period. The calculation of sick pay is the responsibility of the Payroll Office. Every Monday, each Section must return a report on sickness in respect of the previous week. Reports should list all staff within the Section and can now be submitted electronically by authorised personnel. If you require further information regarding the calculation of sick pay, please contact Payroll. |