Annual leave

Your annual leave entitlement is outlined in your contract of employment. Find out more about annual leave scheme, your entitlements and how to book time off.

Carer's Leave

Find out about your entitlement to carer's leave, and how to apply.

Dependants leave

There is a statutory provision for all staff to take a reasonable amount of unpaid time off work to deal with an emergency involving their dependants, and to make any necessary longer-term arrangements. The length of time will vary but in most cases one or two days should be sufficient. Find out more here.

Neonatal care leave

There is a statutory entitlement to paid leave for parents of children who are receiving, or have received, neonatal care. Please see here for full details.

Maternity leave

Find out more about our maternity policy and what you need to do when you are pregnant.

Paternity leave

Find out more about our paternity policy and how to apply for leave.

Shared parental leave

Find out more about our shared parental leave policy and procedure.

Parental leave

Find out more about our parental leave scheme, and how to apply for leave.

Adoption or surrogacy leave

Find out more about our adoption and surrogacy policy and what you need to do when you wish to adopt a child.

IVF treatment

Find out more about your entitlement to time off to undertake IVF treatment.

Sabbatical leave

Sabbatical leave is a period of release from normal academic duties in order to pursue research, for teaching development, knowledge transfer or other activities of benefit to the University.

Find out more about our sabbatical leave scheme and how to apply

Compassionate leave

At the discretion of your line manager, you can take up to five days' paid leave for the death of an immediate family member (including attendance at the funeral). This will be pro-rated if you work part-time. If you need additional time beyond this to travel to the funeral, you should apply for annual leave through your line manager.

Parental bereavement leave

Find out about your entitlement to parental bereavement leave here.

Career breaks

We are committed to allowing staff to request an unpaid extended period away from work to meet their personal needs, such as taking care of dependants, long-term full-time study of relevance to your job, or to travel.

Find out more about our career break scheme and how to apply.

Trade union duties

Staff carrying out trade union duties or approved training in line with our Trade Union Recognition and Facilities Agreement can take reasonable time off with pay during working hours.

Jury service or trial witness

We usually allow leave for staff called to attend court for either jury service or as a witness during a trial. Please find more information here.

Time off in Lieu (TOIL)

This is leave which is taken in compensation for additional hours worked at the specific request of your line manager. This would normally be in relation to a specific activity or piece of work. Ideally, TOIL should be taken within one month of being accrued. It should not be confused with accrued hours built up through flexi-time.

Civic and public duties

All staff are allowed up to a maximum of ten working days' paid leave in any twelve month period (pro-rated for part time staff) subject to the requirements of the service, to carry out public duties. Please see here for full details.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant the University has specific leave provisions for spouses and partners of armed forces personnel, volunteers in the non-regular forces and cadet organisations. Find further information here.