Understand what to do before inviting a high-profile visitor and what steps to take when receiving approval.…

File location:

External relations

Published date:

6 May 2024

Document type:

Guide

Scope (applies to):

all staff

To provide guidance and instructions on the expense procedure.…

File location:

Staff > Pay and benefits > Expenses

Published date:

2 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

EDI review performed by Stuart Hall 11/01/2023. Confirms the purpose and procedure for the probation period.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Probation

Published date:

2 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Raise awareness of menopause symptoms and provide a framework for requesting support in the workplace.…

File location:

Staff > Health and well-being > Menopause

Published date:

2 May 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance regarding changes to USS…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

Published date:

6 February 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information on visa regulations.…

File location:

Staff > Rights to work

Published date:

6 February 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information on visa regulations.…

File location:

Staff > Rights to work

Published date:

6 February 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

List of authorities delegated by Court…

File location:

Financial matters > Legal regulations

Published date:

13 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

policy statement regarding the funciton of occupational health…

File location:

Health and safety

Published date:

1 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outline the Financial Control Framework in place at the University…

File location:

Financial matters > Legal regulations

Published date:

13 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy sets out the basis for the University’s decision to have a fixed retirement age for all employees.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

Published date:

22 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Standards for data and telecom cabling…

File location:

Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

17 February 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Immigration guidance for overseas visitors…

File location:

Staff > Rights to work > Immigration

Published date:

10 December 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To support prioritisation and delivery of complex change iinitiatives…

File location:

University governance > Change portfolio management

Published date:

7 March 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information regarding the University’s Maternity offering and procedures.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

14 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy document sets out the estates department's health and safety policy statement, and the organisational and managerial arrangements necessary to deliver it…

File location:

Health and safety

Published date:

1 September 2021

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outlines the procedure for the management of sickness absence within the University.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Ill health

Published date:

24 November 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy sets out the procedure for addressing concerns around poor performance and persistent short-term absence.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Performance management

Published date:

30 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information and guidance on how to conduct a right to work check and prevent illegal working and to ensure the University is compliant with immigration rules.…

File location:

Staff > Rights to work

Published date:

6 February 2024

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information regarding the University’s Maternity offering and procedures.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

31 January 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the investment strategy for, and the use of endowment funds which have been permanently endowed to the University for both specific and general purposes.…

File location:

Financial matters > Donations and investments

Published date:

12 April 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy covers the provision of equipment to enable employees to work effectively from their home residence, either as part of a hybrid working arrangement, or during periods of enforced home working.…

File location:

Safe St Andrews

Published date:

29 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Document outlining the best practice for securing devices connecting to the University network…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

27 November 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the procedure to be followed if money laundering is suspected and defines the responsibility of individual employees in the process.…

File location:

Financial matters > Income and debt management

Published date:

26 April 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for employees who are members of the S&LAS pension scheme who want to apply for early retirement as a result of ill-health.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

Published date:

5 April 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide a statement of the University’s ongoing commitment and approach to preserving its digital content selected for permanent retention, so that materials remain accessible and usable to relevant wide audiences in perpetuity.…

File location:

Library and museum services

Published date:

12 March 2021

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy provides information on the University’s paternity leave and enhanced pay provision.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

3 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide guidance on the University’s cash handling procedures in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and Data Protection Act 1998…

File location:

Financial matters > Income and debt management

Published date:

26 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Sets out the procedure for line managers or PI’s to follow when an FTC is due to expire.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Redundancy

Published date:

23 April 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Aligned with the University of St Andrews Sustainable Development Strategy & the associated Policy Statement, integrating environmental & social responsibilities in the University’s activities.…

File location:

Purchasing and procurement

Published date:

16 April 2021

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Protocol for managing suspected cyber/personal data breach…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

7 February 2024

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This paper details the agreement reached between the University of St Andrews, AMICUS, UCU, and UNISON on Assimilation Principles for the new 52-point scale.…

File location:

Staff > Pay and benefits > Pay rates arrangements

Published date:

26 August 2022

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document outlines the eligibility and procedure for taking Shared Parental Leave.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

21 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Set out the University’s position on retention and recognition payments.…

File location:

Staff > Pay and benefits > Reward and recognition

Published date:

4 May 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy has been developed to enable employees to request an extended period of unpaid time away from work in order to balance their career with other commitments, responsibilities and interests. …

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Career break

Published date:

29 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the University’s approach to dealing with the requirements of the Bribery Act 2010 in order to comply with the legislation.…

File location:

Financial matters > Legal regulations > Bribery

Published date:

25 April 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the security and other conditions which must be followed by all cardholders when making use of the University’s corporate credit card facility…

File location:

Purchasing and procurement > Buying

Published date:

26 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This guidance supports the Policy on the Use of Captured Content and is for use by University staff.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

Published date:

5 April 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outlines the approach to the prevention and management of occupational stress throughout the University.…

File location:

Staff > Health and well-being > Mental health

Published date:

22 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Providing expectations and processes for individuals to reflect on their interests, and identify, declare and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest if and when they arise: to avoid compromising - or the perception of compromising –…

File location:

Staff > External Work

Published date:

28 February 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide direction on how University records are to be managed to preserve their value.…

File location:

Information governance and management > Records management

Published date:

1 July 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy may be used where an employee has been absent from work on a long-term, but not necessarily continuous basis due to ill health.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Ill health

Published date:

29 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for Schools/department on reviews of taught postgraduate programmes…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > PGT programme reviews

Published date:

21 February 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Recognition agreement between the University and the recognised trade unions.…

File location:

Staff > Industrial relations

Published date:

26 May 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information on roles that are in scope and covered under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.…

File location:

Staff > Recruitment > Protection of vulnerable groups

Published date:

20 December 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy covers the destruction of electronic media that stores or has stored, University-owned data as defined within the Information Classification Policy…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

27 November 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Procedure which should be followed when conducting/participating in a Board of Adjudication concerning academic misconduct.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

19 March 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This is a template for the duties of a School/Unit safety co-ordinator…

File location:

Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

1 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy sets out the procedure for raising, addressing and resolving concerns about individual or organisational behaviour in regard to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Dignity and respect

Published date:

29 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This guidance gives supplementary information to staff on the use of the Academic Alerts system and is to be used in conjunction with the Policy on Academic Alerts.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Academic alerts

Published date:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff