Adverse Conditions

Governing Principles

This guidance recognises that the University is a large and complex organisation and that a single approach to the management of absence in such adverse conditions is impractical. It also recognises that local management discretion must prevail in the assessment of the situation and how any absence is to be treated.

However in applying this discretion managers are required to ensure consistency of approach, wherever practicable.

Decisions regarding the cessation of teaching for an individual academic department would be agreed by the Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching, in consultation with the Pro Vice Chancellor for Learning and Teaching as appropriate.

General closure of an individual department would be agreed by the Director for that area i.e. the Head of an academic department or Director of a Professional Service, inconsultation with the Faculty Director of Operations or Registrar and Secretary as appropriate. If a Major Incident Team is formed they may also take this decision.

If a closure were wider than this i.e. at faculty level or a general suspension of teaching, the decision would be made by the Major Incident Team or Registrar and Secretary, as appropriate.

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Please note that these are interim arrangements.