Equality and Diversity Policies
Find policies related to our commitment to diversity and overall departmental culture in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics.
Parental leave
The right to take unpaid time off work to look after a child or make arrangements for the child’s welfare
Parental Leave is the right to take unpaid time off work to look after a child or make arrangements for the child’s welfare. It can be used to spend more time with children and strike a better balance between work and family commitments.
Between birth and their eighteenth birthday, you are able to take eighteen weeks unpaid leave for each child. The leave must be taken in blocks of at least one week (unless the child is disabled), with no more than 4 weeks in any 12 month period - one week will be equivalent to the length of the employee's normal working week.
Parental Leave Policy (PDF 78KB)
Care Fund
A fund supporting all staff, PhD students, and research assistants with their child, dependent, and respite care needs
As part of our commitment to diversity and overall departmental culture, the School has established a fund for the purpose of supporting employees with childcare or other caring responsibilities associated with attending events as part of their academic role in the School.
For example, the fund could be used to pay for:
- respite care
- childminder costs
- travel costs of dependents
- accommodation costs of dependents
These payments would not be subject to tax and NI contributions. The fund must only be used in relation to supporting the employee’s role within the School. The purpose will be to limit the financial impact of having to find alternative caring facilities.
Further information on this fund and the application process can be found in the Care Fund Policy (PDF 27KB)