9 - Other leave

1. Compassionate and Emergency Leave: The University recognises that compassionate leave arrangements need to be flexible to meet individual circumstances. In addition, the University needs to meet its statutory obligation to allow staff to take reasonable (unpaid) time off to deal with sudden emergencies involving a dependant (and to make any necessary longer-term arrangements). The University’s policies on compassionate and emergency leave can be found on the HR leave web pages https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/employment/leave/.
2. Staff called for jury service should follow the procedure on the HR web pages https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/employment/leave/publicduty/#a0. During attendance at the court, employees should claim from the court any compensation for loss of earnings and the University will then pay the difference between such entitlements and normal average earnings. Upon return to work the employee must submit the documentation required by Human Resources with evidence of actual payments claimed and received from the court to enable the University to make an adjustment to salary equivalent to the payment received from the Court for loss of earnings only. Pension contributions will not be affected.
3. Staff who are required to attend summer camps for training as a Reservist of the Armed Forces or a Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer may claim two weeks (pro rata) paid leave¹. Any additional period should be taken from annual leave or be taken as unpaid leave.
4. Reasonable leave without pay will normally be allowed for the discharge of public duties in accordance with the statutory provisions.
5. Staff in the Education and Research job family may apply for Study Leave or Leave of Absence in accordance with procedures detailed in Section 13.
6. At the discretion of the University, other staff may be granted unpaid leave in exceptional circumstances.
7. Details of arrangements for:
   • maternity pay and leave
   • paternity/partner pay and leave
   • adoption pay and leave
   • shared parental pay and leave
   • parental leave
   • are available from the Human Resources webpages (follow the link for ‘Parents and Carers’).

^{1 - From 1 January 2024}