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HR Employment handbook

Attendance and absences from work

  • Adoption:
    • Adoption policy updated Mar 2011
    • Adoption guidance updated Mar 2011
    • Adoption policy (adoptions taking place before 1 April 2007) (link to Word doc, 360KB)
  • Annual leave updated Dec 2010
  • Attendance at work during abnormal weather conditions
  • Bank holidays 2012 - 2013 updated Jan 12
  • Calculating annual leave, Bank holidays and Concessionary days for staff working part-time hours or compressed hours
  • Career breaks
    • Career break policy updated Mar 2011
    • Career break form (link to Word doc, 40KB)
  • Change in working hours and patterns of work
  • Dependant care, domestic emergency and bereavement leave
  • Flexible working
    • Additional annual leave scheme form (link to Word doc, 38 KB)
    • Homeworking implementation guidelines for applicants and managers - also see Health and Safety section
  • Hours of work
  • Managing absence from work due to ill-health updated May 2011
    • Appendix 1: Rehabilitation programmes updated Dec 2010
    • Appendix 2: Redeployment updated Dec 2010
    • Appendix 3: Ill Health Early Retirement updated Dec 2010
    • Appendix 4: Telephoning staff off sick and return to work meetings New Dec 2010
    • Fitness for work notes – a guide for managers
  • Maternity Leave:
    • Maternity policyupdated Mar 2011
    • Maternity guidance updated Mar 2011
    • Maternity guidance (babies due and born before 1 April 2007) (link to Word doc, 512KB)
    • Induction checklist for returnees (link to Word doc, 509KB)
  • Parental Leave:
    • Parental leave policy
    • Parental leave guidance
    • Parental leave application form (link to Word doc, 36KB)
  • Paternity/maternity support/adoption support leave
    • Paternity/maternity support/adoption support leave policy and guidance updated Mar 2011
    • Paternity/maternity support/adoption support leave form (link to Word doc, 36KB)
  • Special leave and other leave updated May 2011
    • includes leave for: voluntary public duties, jury service and witness duty, service in non-regular forces, unpaid, recording of annual leave, refusal of leave.
    • also time off for: medical appointments/screening, blood donation, attending interviews, under notice of redundancy, trade union activites.
  • Study leave
    • Study leave form
  • Volunteering policy updated Dec 2011
    • Volunteering guidelines updated Dec 2011
    • Application form (link to Word doc, 50KB)
    • Risk assessment form (link to Word doc, 51KB)
    • Evaluation form (link to Word doc, 49KB)
  • Working time regulations

Equal opportunities

  • Equal opportunities and diversity statement
  • Guidance on close working relationships
  • Harassment and bullying policy and procedures for staff

Forms

  • HR forms
  • Finance expenses claim form (link to Directorate of Finance and Legal Services website)

Grievance and discipline

  • Capability procedure updated Dec 2010
  • Disciplinary procedure updated Dec 2010
  • Grievance procedure
  • Managers responsibilities

Health and safety

  • Accident, incident, dangerous occurrence report form (link to Word doc, 137KB)
  • HIV and Aids policy updated Nov 2010
  • Alcohol and other drugs updated Nov 2010
  • Emergency contact details (link to Word doc, 36KB)
  • Health and safety policy
  • Homeworking implementation guidelines for applicants and managers
  • Managers' responsibilities
  • No smoking policy updated Nov 2010
  • Occupational health
  • Stress policy see Framework policy for the prevention and management of stress in the workplace

Induction

  • Guidelines for induction of new employees
    • Induction checklist for new starters to Brookes(link to Word doc, 725KB) updated Jan 2011
    • Induction checklist (changing job roles) (link to Word doc, 591KB) updated Jan 2011
    • Induction checklist for returnee's (long term absence) (link to Word doc, 509KB) updated Jan 2011
  • Introducing PIP
  • Managers responsibilities
  • Probation updated Jan 2012

Mediation

  • Staff guide to mediation updated Nov 2010

Miscellaneous

  • Data protection
  • HR list of current departments
  • Staff survey results (intranet only)
  • Mortgage/loan enquiries for staff
  • Policy and procedures for the prevention and detection of fraud, corruption and other irregularities affecting the University
  • Restructuring and reorganisation
  • Staff survey results (intranet only)
  • Workload planning
    • Workload planning for academic staff 2011/12 (link to pdf doc, 79KB)
    • Workload planning for academic year 2011/12; approved by the SMT April 2011 (link to pdf doc, 76KB)

Pay and Grading

  • See the Reward website
  • Grading Review Panel meeting dates
  • Long service award
  • Promotion to Professors, Readers and appointments to Visiting Fellowships
    • Principal Lecturer (Student Experience)
    • Principal Lecturer
    • Professorial
    • Readerships
  • Salary Scales;
    • Academic and Support staff
    • Senior staff grading structure

Pensions

  • Pension schemes

Performance, review and staff development

  • Career management of contract research staff
  • Performance management

  • Personal and professional development policy

Recruitment to jobs at Brookes

  • Agency workers (incorporating Recruitment of agency temps, updated Mar 2011)
  • Appointment of hourly-paid lecturers, casuals, fixed-term employees and variable hours staff
  • Apprenticeship booklet (PDF, 817KB)
  • Devolved salaries budgets
  • Employment policy updated Nov 2010
  • Engaging self-employed/consultancy work
  • Guide for international staff living in the UK
  • Guidelines for recruitment timetable
  • Immigration guidance Nov 2010
  • Initial training to teach in higher education (link to Word doc, 23KB)
  • Interview expenses
  • Managers responsibilities
  • Postgraduate research studentship scheme
  • Qualifications framework and NVQ descriptors (link to Word doc, 23KB)
  • Recruitment and selection policy and procedure updated Mar 2011
  • Recruitment of agency temps see Agency workers
  • Relocation scheme conditions
  • Student employment office
  • Talent Bank online vacancy advertising service

Redeployment

  • Redeployment scheme Updated Sept 2011
    • Redeployment procedure Sept 2011
    • Redeployment frequently asked questions Updated Sept 2011
    • Redeployment process flowchart updated Sept 2011 (linked to PDF 44KB)
    • Redeployment cover sheet Mar 2011 (linked to Word doc, 47KB)
  • see also Handling redundancies and redeployments and Temporary contracts updated June 2011

Sickness absence

  • Managing absence from work due to ill-health

Termination of employment

  • Handling redundancies updated May 2011
  • Provision of references updated Dec 2010
  • Resignation
    • Leavers information sheet
  • Retirement updated Jan 2012
  • Severances
  • Temporary contracts updated Nov 2010

Terms and conditions

  • Code of conduct for staff updated Feb 2012
  • Conflict of interest policy
  • Financial regulations
  • Gifts and hospitality
  • Whistle blowing policy

Trade Unions

  • Agreement on facilities for unison officials
    • Time off for industrial relations and trade union duties form (link to Word doc, 1.82MB)
  • Directorate of Human Resources
    • About your employment
      • Access to systems
      • End of employment
      • Family
      • Forms
      • Guide for international staff living in the UK
      • Performance issues
      • Problems at work
      • Recruitment to jobs at Brookes
      • Reward (pay and benefits)
      • Short term and temp contracts
      • Terms and conditions
      • Work-life balance
      • Working hours
    • Equal opportunities and diversity (CDPRP)
    • Health and safety
    • Nursery
    • Staff and educational development (OCSLD)
    • Cyclescheme tax breaks
    • Mentoring scheme
    • Personal development
    • Project management
  • Privacy policy
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