An alphabetical list of HR policies, procedures and guidance documents. A Absence Management Policy Document Absence Management Guidance – Appeal Convener (328.72 KB / PDF) Document Absence Management Guidance - Chair of Final Stage Review (321.35 KB / PDF) Document Absence Management Guidance - Chair of Medical Capacity Review Meeting (310.84 KB / PDF) Document Absence Management Guidance – Line Manager (449.64 KB / PDF) Document Absence Management Guidance – Note Taker (728.39 KB / PDF) Document Absence Management Guidance – Panel Member (263.43 KB / PDF) Academic Promotions Policy Document Guide to Academic Promotions (458.81 KB / PDF) Adoption and Surrogacy Leave Policy Document Guide to Agency Workers and Interim Contractors (405.93 KB / PDF) Alcohol and Drugs Policy Annual Leave Policy Apprenticeships - Modern Apprenticeship Policy B Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy C Capability Policy Document Managing Capability and Probation Guidance for Handling Formal Meetings (301.85 KB / PDF) Document Casual Payroll Guidance (548.17 KB / PDF) Document Chair Selection - Appointment - Operation of (272.08 KB / PDF) Document Chancellor's Fellow Line Managers Guidance (455.78 KB / PDF) Document Guidance on Citizenship (566.35 KB / PDF) Document Guidance and Criteria for the Award of the Title of Personal Chair (739.29 KB / PDF) Document Procedures for Consultancy August 2019 (1.1 MB / PDF) Conflict of Interest Policy Contingent Labour Hiring Policy Contribution Reward Policy Document Contracts of Employment - Guidance on types of (720.22 KB / PDF) D Document Death in Service Guidance (350.59 KB / PDF) Dignity and Respect Policy Procedure for Handling Student Complaints which Relate to the Conduct of Staff Disciplinary Policy Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Appeal Convenor (297.87 KB / PDF) Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Chair of Disciplinary Hearing (313 KB / PDF) Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Investigating Officer (IO) (288.65 KB / PDF) Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Line Manager (262.83 KB / PDF) Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Note Taker (410.98 KB / PDF) Document Disciplinary Policy Guidance – Panel Member (810.9 KB / PDF) E Policy on Ending Fixed Term and Restricted Contracts Document Equality and Diversity Strategy (51.51 KB / PDF) Document Exemplars of Excellence in Knowledge Exchange (455.74 KB / PDF) Document How to request emergency time off for dependents (1.58 MB / PDF) Emergency Time Off for Dependents Policy Equality Impact Assessment Policy Document Exemplars of Excellence in Student Education (436.05 KB / PDF) F Document Fixed Term Contracts Reason Codes (865.78 KB / PDF) Document Managing and Reviewing FTC - Managers Guidance (233.52 KB / PDF) Flexible Working Policy Fraud Policy G Gifts and Hospitality Policy Document Grade Profiles - all staff (927.61 KB / PDF) Grievance Policy Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Appeal Convenor (811.15 KB / PDF) Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Chair of Grievance Hearing (297.12 KB / PDF) Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Investigating Officer (274.3 KB / PDF) Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Line Manager (657.94 KB / PDF) Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Notetaker (506.17 KB / PDF) Document Grievance Policy Guidance - Panel Member (762.31 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Annual Leave (431.39 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Adoption and Surrogacy Leave (469.26 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Maternity Leave (513.92 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Employment and Finance Approvals (841.45 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Employment Checks (495.49 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Employment Separation (678.63 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Job Changes (941.66 KB / PDF) Document Guidance - External advertising (404.81 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Guaranteed Hours (732.21 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Learning, Skills and Qualifications for Employees and Learners (489.03 KB / PDF) Document A Guide to Learning, Skills and Qualifications for Managers (493.86 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Job Classifications and Position Management (616.84 KB / PDF) Document Guidance on the Management of Guaranteed Hours Contracts (791.77 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Partner, Parental, and Special Leave (392.77 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Service Requests (874.84 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Recruitment and Onboarding (1.38 MB / PDF) Document Guide to Shared Parental Leave (139.76 KB / DOCX) Document Guide to Sickness Absence (408.56 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Sponsorship of Skilled Workers and Temporary Sponsored Researchers (710.99 KB / PDF) Document Guide to Time Recording (1.44 MB / PDF) Document Guide to Work Schedules (251.16 KB / PDF) Job Grading Policy Regrading of Professional Services Jobs H Heads of School Appointment Process and Job Description Honorary Status Policy - for the Award of Hybrid Workplace Policy Document Hybrid Workplace Policy Manager Guidance (341.49 KB / PDF) I Document Information for Line Managers (824.55 KB / PDF) Intellectual Property Policy Document Guidance On Interdisciplinary and Team Research (322.38 KB / PDF) M Market Supplements Policy Maternity Policy Document Mediation (761.99 KB / PDF) Menopause Policy Document Menopause Policy Line Managers Guidance (345.8 KB / PDF) O Out of Hours, On-Call and Call-Out Arrangements Policy P Document Guidance and Criteria for the Award of the Title of Personal Chair (739.29 KB / PDF) Parental Leave Policy Partner Leave Policy Document Probation Interim Guidance for Managing (421.4 KB / PDF) Document Managing Capability and Probation Guidance for Handling Formal Meetings (301.85 KB / PDF) Protection of Vulnerable Groups policy R Reasonable Adjustments Policy Document Reasonable Adjustments - Managers Guidance (516 KB / PDF) Recording Where You Are Working - FAQs Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Document Redeployment Guidance for Recruiters (262.72 KB / PDF) Redundancy Policy Regrading of Professional Services Jobs Relocation Policy Disclosure of Intimate Relationship Policy Flexible Retirement Policy Research Misconducts Policy Document Responsible Research Metrics Statement (144.47 KB / PDF) S Secondments Policy Severe Weather Policy Shared Parental Leave Policy Document Father.Partner SPL Flowchart (155.52 KB / PARTNER SPL FLOWCHART) Document Mother.Lead Adopter SPL Flowchart (115.17 KB / LEAD ADOPTER SPL FLOWCHART) No Smoking Policy Social Media, Policy on Employee Use of Special Leave Policy Document Guide to Sponsorship of Skilled Workers and Temporary Sponsored Researchers (710.99 KB / PDF) T Document Time for Training (299.57 KB / PDF) Trans Policy Document Trans Policy (Staff) - Managers Quick Guide (249.61 KB / PDF) Document Trans Policy (Staff) - Colleague Quick Guide (195.39 KB / PDF) Document Trans Policy (Staff) - Trans Colleague Quick Guide (245.79 KB / PDF) Tutors and Demonstrators, Recruitment, Support and Development Policy U Document University and UCU Collective Agreement 26 March 2019 regarding employment of guaranteed minimum hours teaching staff and fixed-term academic staff (755.44 KB / PDF) V Document Voluntary Severance FAQs (387.57 KB / PDF) W Whistleblowing Policy and Procedures Document Academic Work Allocation Models Development Principles and Operational Guidance (711.54 KB / PDF) This article was published on 2025-06-30