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Q. How much holiday do I have left?
A. Your Head of Department/Section or your Line Manager will have a
record of your holiday entitlement and how much holiday you have taken.
Details of holiday entitlement can be found in your Conditions of Service.
Use
the link on the left of the page.
Q. What is my retirement age?
A. Details of your retirement age can be found in your Conditions of Service.
Use the link on the left of the page.
Q. How do I report my sickness absence?
A. You can find information about Sickness
Absence using this link
Q. I am on long term sick leave. How much sick pay am I entitled to? A.
You can find information about Sick Pay Arrangements
using this link
Q. When I want to leave the university's employment what should I do?
A. You need to first agree a leaving date with your Head of
Department/Section taking into account your notice period (this will be in
your conditions of service). You then need to put this in writing,
sending a copy to Human Resources Services for action. Your P.45 will be
either included with your last salary payment or sent on to you from the
Payroll Office (you may need to check that they have your latest address).
Q. I am pregnant. What employment rights do I have?
A. The Human Resources office has a package of information for expectant
mothers - please request a pack (ext. 3500 or e-mail staffing@essex.ac.uk) and read the information on
maternity benefits
prior to making an appointment to speak to your
Human Resources Manager/Officer and Head of Department/Section or your Line Manager.
Q. What are Keeping in Touch (KIT) days?
A. ‘Keeping in Touch’ (KIT)
days are a provision under the Work and Families Act 2006 particularly
intended to help employees on maternity/adoption leave with the process of
resuming work after a period of leave. You can find out more
information on this subject at the following link:
Keeping in Touch (KIT) Days
Q.
My wife/partner is expecting a baby. What rights do I have as the
father?
A. If you have over one year's service you are entitled to 2 weeks
Paternity leave on full pay following the birth of your child.
Q. I want to get my eyes tested and I believe
that the university may pay for the eye test - what do I need to do?
A. You need to get a form from the Occupational Health office to visit the
University approved optician. For more details see
http://www.essex.ac.uk/oh/services/eyetest.htm or call ext.2399 or
e-mail ohstaff@essex.ac.uk
Q. How can I get my post reviewed?
A. You can find out information about the annual review process from
these two links Annual Review Procedure - Academic staff
or Annual Review - Support Staff
Q. I want to advertise a vacancy - how do I go about this?
A. You need to read the recruitment and selection guidelines for
academicstaff or all
other staff and then speak to the link Recruitment Officer (see 'who
to contact' above) who is
responsible for your department/section.
Q. Where can I get a research leave form?
A. You can download a form from this link
https://www.essex.ac.uk/reo/restricted/forms/sl-form.doc
Q. Can I undertake outside paid work?
A. If you are a member of academic or academic-related staff you should
apply for permission to
undertake outside
paid work. If you are a member of the support staff you do not
need to obtain permission to undertake other work, but it should not
interfere with your ability to carry out your full duties at the
University, and you should normally not work more than an average of 48
hours in any week.
Q. When will the University be closed
over the Christmas period and what are the dates of public holidays?
A. The University will close at the end of the normal working day on Friday 23 December 2011 for the Christmas holiday period and will re-open at the start of the working day on Tuesday 3 January 2012. Details of facilities available over the Christmas period will be circulated during the Autumn term.
For the academic year 2012-13 the University will close at the end of the normal working day on Friday 22 December 2012 and will re-open at the start of the working day on Wednesday 2 January 2013.
Other Public Holidays when the University will be closed during 2012
are as follows:-
Friday 6 April 2012 (Good Friday)
Monday 9 April 2012 (Easter Monday)
Monday 7 May 2012 (May Day Holiday)
Monday 4 June 2012 (Spring Bank Holiday)
Tuesday 5 June 2012 (Queen's Diamond Jubilee)
Monday 27 August 2012(Summer Bank Holiday)
Details of Public Holidays after 2012 can be found in the Bank
Holiday Calculator at
www.essex.ac.uk/personnel/Forms/BankHolCalculator.xls
Q. I have been asked to
provide an employment reference for a former member of staff - what should
I do?
A. You can find out more information on the providing and receiving of
employment references at the following link:
References
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03 December 2010
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