APPOINTMENTS-RESEARCH

 

• Remuneration: Appointed on University Research Associate/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow/Principal Research Fellow (Refer to advert for appropriate scale). Salary is reviewed at 1^st August annually.

 

• Salary: Paid monthly on 22^nd by B.A.C.S. transfer to bank accounts.

 

• Annual leave: Entitlement 35 working days plus 8 statutory public holidays and extended Christmas closure.  Annual leave may be restricted at certain times of the year due to operational requirements.  This would be subject to local confirmation.

 

• The appointed candidate will be on a professional contract, but the normal working hours will be 35 for a full-time post. Actual times of attendance to be arranged by the Line Manager.

 

• The University operates an annual Appraisal scheme for its entire staff.

 

• The University retirement age for all staff is 65.

 

• London Government Pension scheme - Please refer to the London Pension Fund Authority who are the administrators of the scheme at http://www.lpfa.org.uk. Scheme rules may be amended from time to time.  

 

• Life cover of 3 x annual salary for death in service if a member of the pension scheme. Nomination forms are available directly from the relevant pension scheme.

 

• Season Ticket Loan: Interest free loan for the purchase of annual season ticket repayable by 11 monthly deductions from salary.

 

• Health Care: The University offers a choice of Healthcare schemes with discounted rates of contribution.

 

• Car parking: At our Harrow Campus site only (subject to availability).  A charge may be levied for use of facilities. 

 

• Recreational facilities: Fully equipped fitness centre - staff discount rates.

 

• The University of Westminster operates a No Smoking Policy in all of its buildings.

 

• Care-4 is an electronic childcare voucher scheme that enables working parents to save on their childcare costs. Working parents join the scheme by agreeing to sacrifice a portion of their basic contractual salary in return for an equivalent childcare benefit. Further details are available via the following link: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-6131

 

• University Tax Office: Bradford Beckside Taxpayer Service Office, SELECTAPOST 13, Centenary Court, 1 St. Blaise Way, Bradford, BD1 4YL.

 

• All appointments are subject to a six-month probationary period.

 

 

Revised 08 November 2010. Approved DB

 

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