In these pages we set out and discuss a number of the University's generous provisions on time off.
The University's arrangements for annual leave, bank holidays and closure days are available here.
The pages include information about all the University's arrangements for maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, etc.. In Queen Mary, we have extended the legal duty to consider requests from staff to work flexibly in order to meet caring obligations and will consider requests made for any reason
The University offers its Academic Staff generous Sabbatical leave; these pages give access to the Queen Mary policy and the application form.
In addition to the University's own generous provisions on staff development, staff have a legal right to apply for time off for training under Section 63D of the Employment Rights Act. Staff are encouraged to use the University's own provisions for staff development rather than use the legal right, which is limited to unpaid time off. These pages include a number of tools to assist managers to respond lawfully to any “Section 63D” request that they do receive.