As an employer of choice, the University of Edinburgh aims to support staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance, recognising that many staff will have family responsibilities and that all staff will have occasional need to be absent from work to attend to personal or domestic emergencies. Family Leave related policies The University is committed to providing support for employees and in most cases provides contractual benefits over and above the statutory provision for employees with sufficient service. The Equality and Diversity Strategy, and it's associated Action Plan ensures that we can monitor their progress in achieving their initiatives, including their Family Friendly Policies. Regardless of length of service, the University will always take into account the circumstances of the employee when decisions about the employee's role, work, and health and safety are considered. This statement of overarching principles applies to the suite of Family Leave Related Policies, including: Adoption/Surrogacy Leave Policy (with effect from 1 June 2019) Flexible Working Policy Flexible Retirement Policy Maternity Policy (with effect from 1 June 2019) Parental Leave Policy Partner Leave Policy Shared Parental Leave Policy Emergency Time-off for Dependants All of these Policies can be found on the HR Family Leave Policy page or within the University's Equality and Diversity page. In addition, we have also listed below, direct links to the specific HR sections: Image Parental leave Maternity leave Partner leave Shared parental leave Adoption/surrogacy leave Childcare Childcare vouchers Image Day nurseries Emergency childcare (see bottom of page) Flexible working and other leave Flexible working Full list of leave and absence options Carers and dependants Emergency time off for dependants Caring for carers Document Carer Travel Grant Award - Application Form (138.22 KB / DOCX) If you are unable to find the information you are looking for, please contact Human Resources. This article was published on 2024-09-09
