Staff Handbook
The staff handbook is designed to provide members of staff with a comprehensive range of information about the College as well as employment and other policies and procedures.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of the documents listed, it is not always possible to keep up with changes to the College policy and structures, employment law or other regulations, which means that information, policies and procedures may become out of date quite quickly. It is therefore recommended that staff contact the relevant section of the HR team before taking any action after reading any of the policies listed below.
The contents of the handbook will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change following consultation with the senior management of the College, via the SMG, and with the recognised trade unions, via the JNCC.
Staff who do not have access to a printer can obtain hard copies of all the documents from departmental line managers or Human Resources.
All files are Microsoft Word documents (unless otherwise stated).
The Online Staff Handbook is broken down into the following sections:
Human Resources Policies
- Adoption Leave Guide - UK
- Adoption Leave Guide - Overseas
- Age Discrimination Policy
- Appraisal
- Appointments Procedure (For Vice Principals and Senior Management Group)
- CRB Storage Handling Information
- Dignity at Work Policy
- Disability Equality Scheme
- Disability Statement
- Disciplinary Procedure
- Equal Opportunities (also refer to the Equality and Diversity page)
- Equal Pay Policy
- Equality Schemes
- Extended Range Policy and Practice
- Flexible Working Guide
- Gender Equality Scheme
- Grievance Procedure
- Incapacity Procedure
- Induction programme
- Leave and Absence
- Maternity Leave Guide
- Paternity Leave Guide
- Parental Leave Guide
- Policy and Procedure For Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
- For student related research misconduct issues, please download the following policy: Academic Misconduct (internal only)
- Probation Procedure (Support Staff)
- Race Equality Policy
- Recognition Scheme Policy and Practice
- Recruitment and Selection (currently being updated)
- Redundancy Procedure
- Religion & Belief Policy
- Relocation Expenses
- Sexual Orientation Policy
- Single Equality Scheme and Action Plan
- Special Awards Policy and Practice
- Training and Development
- Travel Disruption Guidance
- Working in Hot Conditions
Academic Human Resources Policies
- Composition of Appointments Committees for Academic Posts
- Notes of Guidance for Mentors
- Observation of Teaching Scheme
- Ordinance 16 - Professors, Readers and Teachers
- Probationary Lecturers
- Procedure for Appointment and Conferment of Title of Professor and Reader of the University
- Statute 18
- Statute Schedule
