Where you work
- Remote Working Policy
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The University introduced a remote working policy in September 2021. Remote working is the practice of an individual performing all or part of their role from home or, in some instances, another suitable non-University workplace. Under the policy all roles are designated into one of three categories:
- Campus based - where the role requires the employee to be on campus or a University site for 80%-100% of their time
- Hybrid - where the employee works a blend of remote and campus based working with at least 50% of their time spent on campus
- Remote based - where the role is not based on campus and the employee would work on campus for less than 20% of their time
If you need to change your working location or the percentage of your time at each location from the standard category then you are able to request this as a workplace adjustment. This is covered in section 5.2.3 of the policy. In some cases it may not be practical to make the adjustment requested but there must be good evidence of why this is not possible due to the business need.
For staff who are working in hybrid roles it is important to identify and implement the adjustments they need in both of the locations where they work. Some hybrid workers may require an adjustment to become a permanently remote worker or a campus based worker. However you should not force this decision to reduce the need to make adjustments in two locations.
- Location on Campus
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Most staff who work on campus (either as a campus based worker or a hybrid worker) are allocated accommodation within their School or Directorate. If your location on campus creates a barrier then you should explore this as part of your workplace adjustment.
The barriers a location presents can cover a range of things and managers must consider all of these. Barriers to consider include but are not restricted to:
- the structure of the building
- fittings and fixtures including doors, toilets, lighting, noise levels, heating and ventilation
- furniture
- emergency evacuations and alarms (See guidance on Health & Safety fire safety for personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) and deaf messaging service (DMS)
You will also need to consider other parts of the campus apart from the main workbase where an individual will be expected to access.
Your manager will explore how to remove barriers within the existing location. If tthere are no practical or effective options to remove the barriers then they will consider alternative locations.