Terms and Conditions of Employment for all staff at the University of Bradford

The Staff Handbook provides information to all staff working at the University of Bradford about terms and conditions of employment as well as other general information. Staff are expected to abide by all University rules, regulations, policies and procedures during the course of their employment or association with the University of Bradford.

Copies of the Staff Handbook are sent to all new employees and are available on request from Human Resources (human-resources@bradford.ac.uk).

Section B of the handbook (Terms and Conditions of Employment for All staff at the University of Bradford) is reproduced on these pages; the links on the left will take you to the relevant sections of the Staff Handbook; the numbers in each section refer to the number in the staff handbook.

If you have any queries about any of the information contained in this section please contact Human Resources on ext 5347 or email human-resources@bradford.ac.uk

Definitions

The University of Bradford is currently in the process of harmonising its terms and conditions of employment. In some cases, terms and conditions have been harmonised for all staff; in other cases it has been necessary, following negotiation, to harmonise terms and conditions within each individual grade.

A small number of terms and conditions have not yet been harmonised. Where this is the case employees will be directed to the information contained in the letter of appointment and the statement of main terms and conditions of employment.

Where terms and conditions differ according to grade it will be stated in bold below the main section heading.

Where the Staff Information section refers to staff on grades 1-10 it is referring to staff who are employed on a grade on the 52-point pay spine.

Where the Staff Information section refers to Academic Staff it is referring to staff who are employed on grades 8, 9 and 10 and have Lectureship, Senior Lectureship and Readership contracts of employment (but does not include staff employed on Research Contracts).

Where the Staff Information section refers to Senior Staff it is referring to staff who are employed on Professorial contracts of employment and staff employed on the Senior Management Grade.

Where the Staff Information section refers to 'Dean of School' it is understood that for non-academic areas of the University (i.e. Corporate Services) the equivalent authority is the Director.

In some cases, particular arrangements apply to one category of staff but not others (e.g. probationary arrangements for academic staff, shift patterns and enhanced payment for manual staff). Where such stipulations apply this will be stated in bold below the main section heading.