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10 Aug 2015: Step 2 - Consultation and Communication The importance of consultation 2.2.1 It is important to conduct meaningful consultation to give employees and where appropriate their trade unions or other employee representatives the opportunity to input

18 Aug 2015: 1. Context and Policy Statement 1.1 The University needs to remain responsive and flexible in how it operates to ensure it continues to deliver education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. This will involve a

3 Jul 2015: Once a period of SPL has been granted, any variation or cancellation of the leave will count as one of the employee’s three permitted applications. Where possible, eight weeks’ notice must be given of any variation or cancellation to a period of

3 Jul 2015: Statutory SPL Pay (ShPP) A mother, who meets the eligibility criteria, is entitled to statutory maternity/adoption pay or maternity allowance for up to 39 weeks. If the mother has given notice that they wish to curtail their maternity/adoption leave

3 Jul 2015: As with any period of extended leave it is important for the Institution to plan how the employee’s absence on SPL will be covered. It is usually beneficial to do this in conjunction with the employee before they start their leave. It may be

10 Aug 2015: Step 2 - Consultation and Communication 3.2.1 Effective consultation and communication is an important aspect of organisational change and should be handled sensitively and transparently. Consultation must be meaningful and take place as soon as

10 Aug 2015: Implementation of Change Managing change effectively 3.1 Managing the process of change is critical to the success of any change programme. Well planned change which is communicated effectively and carefully considers the impact on employees, will

3 Jul 2015: From the outset, employees are encouraged to consider what leave arrangements will work best for them and their family. This may involve consideration of: the family leave policies available to both parents from their respective employers (in cases

10 Aug 2015: Definitions Term Definition Organisational change (Major change) Any revision to the way in which a service is provided, which has significant implications for staff.

13 Jan 2015: Part-time working Part-time working, defined as working less than the full-time hours for the post, is appropriate where: there is insufficient work for the post to be carried out on a full-time basis the nature of the work or working hours are best