Making Hybrid Work
New hybrid working guidance for central and faculty professional services staff and technical staff
When we returned to campus after lockdown in 2021, we launched the Interim Return to Campus Guidance and staff were expected to work at least 40% of their time on-site.We reviewed these arrangements earlier this year through a series of listening exercisesand we are now launching the new guidance and other tools and resources to support staff and managers.
Key changes made to the guidance
Campus life is integral to the student and staff experience and it is important that staff continue to be engaged in the culture and life on campus, providing excellent services to students and staff in-person when needed, and for teams to come together in-person.The new guidance applies to professional services staff in central departments and faculties, including technical staff.
It introduces 3 categories of worker:
On-site First: working more than 80% of time on-site.
Hybrid Worker: working between 20% and 80% of time on-site, using an activity-led approach rather than a strict % baseline.
Remote First: working less than 20% of time on-site.
How we’ll support you
The guidance and accompanying toolkit and resources on this page, provide a framework to help departments determine which category staff are in, their working patterns and the type of activity teams come on-site for.
Implementation
Line managers will be discussing the guidance with their teams over a 3-month period and new arrangements will need to beoperational by 1October 2022, but we also recognise that some staff may need a longer transition period to make necessary arrangements.The Interim People Management Guidance currently remains in place for academic, teaching and researchstaff pending further review.
Contacts
Please contact yourHR Business Partnerfor any individual queries.For general policy queries or advice, please contact theHR Policy Team.
MyAV Supports
MyAV Supports is an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of the different ways MyAV can assist staff. Various resources are available below for staff that may need our support.