Additional Leave Purchase Procedure
This procedure acts as a guide for all staff to follow if you wish to purchase additional leave through salary sacrifice. It forms part of our Benefits Policy and is aimed to enhance the flexible working ethos which is fundamental to the principles of the great people and culture of the Union.
Adoption Policy
This policy sets out the rights of employees to statutory adoption leave and pay and provides detail regarding the Union’s enhanced pay for eligible employees.
Appraisal Policy
This policy sets out clear expectations and a transparent process for the annual performance appraisal of all permanent staff within the organisation.
Benefits Policy
This policy sets out the key benefits available to all career staff at the Union. This includes staff on fixed term contracts but excludes student staff on casual contracts who are in receipt of a different benefits package which is more appropriate to your circumstances and requirements.
Data Protection Policy
This policy sets out how the organisation deals with personal data relating to staff; the principles under which data will be processed by the organisation; and the expectation the organisation has on its staff in relation to their individual responsibilities regarding the processing of data.
Dignity at Work Policy
As an organisation we strongly value diversity and are committed to creating a positive working and membership environment in which all members of staff and students are treated fairly, equally and with dignity and respect. This policy specifically covers bullying and harassment but should be read in conjunction with our Equality and Diversity Policy.
Disciplinary & Capability Policy
This policy sets out how we will deal with allegations of poor performance or misconduct.
Equality & Diversity Policy
The purpose of this policy is to assist in developing and encouraging a working and learning environment in which all forms of discrimination are known to be unacceptable.
Flexible Working Policy
The purpose of this policy is to set out the statutory requirements applicable to formal requests for flexible working and to ensure consistency and transparency in the handling of such requests across the organisation.
Grievance & Appeals Policy
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that complaints, concerns, and problems to do with employment are dealt with fairly and consistently.
Job Evaluation Procedure
This procedure talks you through the systematic and objective method that is used within the organisation for determining the grade of permanent job roles within the organisation.
Leave Policy
This policy covers everything to do with your holiday entitlement and explains what you must do to arrange time off for holidays. It also covers other types of leave (i.e. study leave, compassionate leave, time off for dependents and leave for assisted conception) and the arrangements in place for these.
Maternity Policy
This policy covers your rights in relation to statutory maternity leave and pay and provides details of our enhanced pay for eligible employees. It should be read in conjunction with the Shared Parental Leave Policy, which sets out information regarding the leave entitlements of parents and / or partners during maternity leave.
Partners' Leave Policy
This policy covers your rights in relation to time off because your partner is having a baby, adopting a child, or having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement. It tells you about your rights to statutory paternity leave and pay and provides details of our enhanced pay for eligible employees. It should be read in conjunction with the Shared Parental Leave Policy, which sets out information regarding the leave entitlements of parents and / or partners during maternity leave.
Pay & Reward Policy
This policy explains the arrangements around how permanent staff salaries are determined and the method of pay progression within the organisation. It also covers the principles of reward and how any performance awards are managed.
Pay & Grade Scale
This document sets out the pay and grade scales for all permanent staff roles across the organisation.
Recruitment Procedure
This procedure acts as a guide for all line managers (including HR) to follow to ensure a fair and consistent on-boarding process for all new staff to the organisation, from identifying the vacancy through to induction and completion of any probationary review period.
Redundancy Policy
All employees are covered by this policy. It sets out how we want to treat employees should we need to reduce the number of people we employ.
Relocation Policy
This policy sets out our provisions regarding relocation assistance, which may be given by the organisation to help with out-of-pocket expenses incurred when an employee relocates as a result of commencement of their employment with the organisation.
Shared Parental Leave Policy
This policy sets out the entitlement for eligible mothers, fathers, partners and adopters to choose how to share time off work.
Sickness Absence Policy
The policy covers everything you should need to know in respect of sickness absence and explains what you need to do if you are off work sick.
Social Media Policy
This policy covers everything you need to know when using social media in either a private or official function while employed by the Students’ Union.
Student Staff Forum Policy
The policy sets out how the organisation will formally engage with student staff representatives to ensure the student staff voice is heard effectively across the organisation.
Third Party Promotion Policy
This policy covers everything you need to know when working with third party clients to deliver advertising via the Students’ Union. This extends to all partnerships, promotions and sponsorship of goods, services, ideas, causes, opportunities, prizes and gifts that are included within a formal sales order agreement between the Union and a third party.
Tier 4 Visa Policy
This policy details the requirements of the Union in employing students on Tier 4 visas, and the responsibilities of individual student staff members on a Tier 4 Visa.
Trading Services Casual Staff Cross Training Procedure
This document sets out the procedure that staff should follow if they wish to cross-train to another team within Trading Services.
Trading Services Casual Staff Promotion Policy
This document sets out the procedure that staff should follow if they wish to develop and progress in their roles and position themselves for available promotion opportunities.
Training & Development Policy & Procedure
This document sets out the methods for identifying training needs across the organisation, as well as the funding principles that will be applied. It also identifies the procedure staff should follow at various stages of the process.
Whistleblowing (Disclosure) Policy
This policy sets out the way in which you may raise a concern in relation to a reasonable belief that any of the following acts is being, has been or is likely to be committed: a criminal offence; a miscarriage of justice; an act creating risk to health and safety; an act causing damage to the environment; a breach of any other legal obligation; or concealment of any of the above.