After Hours and Lone Working Policy

After Hours and Lone Working Policy

Staff

No after hours working is allowed in the Basement Laboratory. (see Lab policy)

In the event of members of the Department working alone (defined as out of eye sight of another colleague) after 7 pm, or at weekends, they should inform the Lodge (ext.32152) of their presence, and of their departure. Swipe cards used on entry to the Department will alert the Communications Room to your presence in the building. However, as they are not used on exit, your departure will not be recorded. Equally, if access to the building has been gained during the normal working day (without the use of a swipe card), your presence in the building will not be recorded.

Postgraduate Research Students (MPhil/PhD)

Graduate students should have written permission from their supervisors to work outside of normal hours. A swipe card will only be issued to those students who have obtained such permission.

Lone working is not allowed for graduate students within the Department after 7 pm or at weekends and at such times there must be someone else within eyesight or calling distance.

Postgraduate Teaching Students (Masters) and Undergraduate Students

No after hours working is allowed.

Matsers students may work until 7pm on the condition that their supervisor is present at all times.

PERMISSION FOR GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS TO WORK OUTSIDE NORMAL HOURS

Graduate students must obtain written permission from their supervisor if they wish to work after 7pm or at weekends. Supervisors should only grant this permission if they feel the student is competent to work unsupervised or if they are willing to remain with their student after hours in order to supervise their work. The permission must contain the proviso that the student is within eyesight or calling distance of another person whilst in the Department.

If students are in the department after hours, without requisite permission, responsibility for any problems rests with the supervisor.

Permission to work out of hours forms can be downloaded  as a word file from this link.

Permission to work outside of recognized Dept. Working Hours