Flexible Working Policy

The University values flexibility within its workforce and recognises the importance of helping its employees to balance their work and personal life.

• Flexible Working for Working Parents and Carers of Adults
• Flexible Working FAQs

NEW Volunteering Guiding Principles

The University is committed to its civic responsibility by taking an active role in the community. As part of this commitment, the University, where possible, would like to support those staff wishing to participate in voluntary activities, to enhance the wellbeing and development of all staff.

• Voluntary Work - Guiding Principles
• Juice - Everyday health & wellbeing

Flexible Working Guidance for Staff and Managers (COMING SOON)

NEW Volunteering Guidance

• Guidance on Volunteering: Provision for leave
• Guidance for Staff: How to apply for leave to volunteer
• Guidance for Managers: Considering requests to volunteer
• Volunteering Application Form
• Volunteering: How to get involved

Sheffield Professional: Enabling Flexibility

The University recognises the benefits of using different approaches to enable the flexible deployment of staff and resource, transferring or developing skills, enhancing working relationships and of supporting career development pathways beyond the boundaries of parent departments and faculties. 

Further information can be found at the links below:

• Informal Internal Placements
• Job Swap
• Work Shadowing

Civic & Public Duties

The University is fully committed to its civic responsibility within the wider community and as such supports staff in undertaking civic and public duties where this is compatible with individual, departmental, faculty and organisational requirements.

• Policy and Principles

Family Leave

Information, guidance and support relating to the parental, maternity, paternity/partner and adoption leave provisions available to staff at the University of Sheffield.

COMING SOON - Planning for Retirement

Guidance and support for both staff and managers relating to planning for retirement and enabling a smooth transition into retirement.

Pay & Grading

Details relating to pay and grading including salary scales, grade profiles and increments.

Juice, Everyday Health & Wellbeing

Juice helps you take care of your everyday health and wellbeing at work, bringing together a range of services, guidance and activities, creating a remarkable place to work.