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 policiesThe 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 PolicyFlexible Retirement PolicyMaternity Policy (with effect from 1 June 2019)Parental Leave Policy Partner Leave PolicyShared Parental Leave PolicyEmergency Time-off for DependantsAll 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: Parental leaveMaternity leavePartner leaveShared parental leaveAdoption/surrogacy leave ChildcareChildcare vouchersDay nurseriesEmergency childcare (see bottom of page)Flexible working and other leaveFlexible workingFull list of leave and absence options Carers and dependantsEmergency time off for dependantsCaring 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 H… This article was published on 2024-09-09