2. Eligibility

2.1 The scheme is only eligible to employees of the University who hold a full valid United Kingdom/EC/EEA driving licence. Individuals engaged on a claims basis and Graduate Teaching Fellows are not eligible. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that the licence is valid for the duration of the agreement. You must let the University know immediately if you are no longer allowed to drive. Please note, photo driving licences have an expiry date.

2.2 Normally, employees must have a minimum of 12 months continuous service with the University to be eligible to participate, although the Director of Human Resources may agree to offer the benefit to other appointments as part of a recruitment package which will be detailed in the further particulars for the appointment.

2.3 In the case of a 36 month agreement, only employees who have at least 36 months to run on their current contract of employment (i.e. until the expiry of a fixed term contract or their contractual date of retirement), dated from the commencement of the agreement, are eligible to participate. In the case of a 24 month agreement, only employees who have at least 24 months to run on their current contract of employment (i.e. until the expiry of a fixed term contract or their contractual date of retirement), dated from the commencement of the agreement, are eligible to participate.

2.4 Employees will not be eligible to participate if the effect of the salary exchange arrangement - together with any other salary exchange arrangements which apply to their salary - would be to reduce their pay below the National Minimum Wage or the Earnings Threshold for National Insurance Contributions.

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