Working here

Following are some links to relevant information for staff working at Birkbeck.

ABOUT BIRKBECK

• The history of Birkbeck
• Finding Birkbeck
• Mission statement
• Schools and departments
• Statistics book (restricted access): find out more about Birkbeck's staff, students, research and finance
• Term dates and holiday closing

AGENCY, CONTRACTORS AND HONORARY STAFF

• Agency workers
• Honorary research fellows, associate research fellows, honorary teaching fellows: please contact the Academic Registrar's office
• Visiting staff: appointment procedures

Annual leave / career breaks/ family leave / study leave

• Annual leave
• Career breaks (for Research, Professional and Support, and Teaching and Scholarship staff)
• Family leave
• Leave for academic purposes
• Study leave
  • Study leave (for Research, P&S and T&S staff)

Benefits

• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Connect site - Birkbeck staff only)
• Eye tests (Connect site - Birkbeck staff only)
• NUS discounts for staff (TOTUM discount card)
• Season ticket loan

BUILDINGS / ROOMS / SECURITY / EXTERNAL VENUES

• Cinema
• Class venues
• Classroom facilities
• External venues
  • Help files for all external facilities booked for Birkbeck teaching
  • Location map
  • Log-in information
  • Waste disposal
• Maintenance requests
• Room bookings
• Security and emergency procedures

Careers and personal development

• Academic progression
• Mentoring
• Mentoring (Athena SWAN initiative)
• Management and leadership development
• Progress and development review
• Research progression

Computers / IT Services / Email

• Usernames and password
• Email services
• General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
• Workstation availability
• Other ITS services

CONSULTANCY: ADVICE FOR STAFF WHO OFFER CONSULTANCY SERVICES

• Consultancy advice (download Word doc)
• Consultancy code of practice on academic staff engaged in private-led consultancy work

Employment, terms and conditions

• Code of conduct for managing conflicts of interest
• Disciplinary and dismissal procedure
• Fixed-term contracts policy
• Grievance procedures (PDF) (Birkbeck staff only)
• Hours of work, overtime and TOIL
• Leaving procedures
• Performance management
• Public interest disclosure ('whistleblowing')
• Sickness absence
• Smoking policy
• Variation in hours (for T&S staff)

Equality and diversity

• Disability matters
• Dignity at Work and Study
• Equality and diversity at Birkbeck
• Equal opportunities policy statement

Flexible working

• Flexible working
• Homeworkers
• Relocation

Governance

• Committee information
  • Calendar of committee meetings
  • Committee structure
• Freedom of Information publication scheme
• Governance team
• Governors
• Officers of the college

Health and safety / emergencies

• Fire procedures
• First aiders
• Health and safety office
• Reporting accidents/incidents

Induction and probation

• Corporate induction - an introduction to Birkbeck
• Induction checklist for new staff
• Probation (for Academic staff)
• Probation (for Research, P&S and T&S staff)
• Staff ID cards: if you are a new member of staff, you can get an ID card once you've been added to the system. Once that has happened (up to two working days), you should visit the Security Office in Malet Street to collect your card. Building access is arranged via ASK.
  

Jobs / recruitment

• Honorary research fellows, associate research fellows, honorary teaching fellows: please contact the Academic Registrar's office
• Jobs at Birkbeck
• Recruiting staff
  • Booking a job ad
  • Job templates, guidance on preparing
• Relocation procedures
• Visiting staff: appointment procedures

Pay and pensions

• Acting-up and higher level duties
• Contribution-related pay
  • Contribution-related pay (for Academic staff)
  • Contribution-related pay (for Research staff)
  • Contribution-related pay (for P&S staff)
  • Contribution related pay (for T&S staff)
• Increments
• Market pay supplements
• Overtime payments
• Payroll information
• Pension information
• Salary scale

POSTAL AND STATIONERY SERVICES

• Postal services
• Van delivery and portering services

Teaching Resources

• Disability resources for teaching staff
• E-learning resources
• General information for teaching and scholarship staff
• Learning and teaching strategy
• Library

UNION MEMBERSHIP

• Unite
• UCU
• Unison