Leave/Absence

Leave

The University offers all staff 30 days annual leave (pro rata for members of staff who work less than five days out of seven).  In addition, there are eight public statutory holiday days and college closure days for the Christmas holiday period.  

Visit the HR website for further information

Booking Annual Leave 

Annual leave must be authorised by your Line Manager. Annual leave requests should be made in a timely manner.

Please book your annual leave on MyHR

Carrying Over Annual Leave

The amount of days carried over will not exceed five days and these requests will need to be approved by your Line Manager. 

This option becomes available on MyHR at the end of each financial year in July.

Reporting Sickness

You must follow the ITS Reporting Sickness Procedure [PDF 51KB] from the first day of your absence.

You will need to contact your line manager as soon as possible if the absence is not due to sickness and you need Special Leave, such as for a death in the family or for an urgent domestic need.