1. Finding a work life balance: Family Friendly Policies & Support at the University.

2. Family Friendly Policies The University has various policies/guides which support family life or help staff find a work / life balance. How many can you name?

3. Family Friendly Policies & Guidance  Adoption, surrogacy pay and leave policy  Caring for Carers Guidance  Flexible Working policy  Flexible Retirement Guidance  Maternity policy  Parental leave policy  Paternity leave policy  Shared Parental leave policy  Time off for Dependents policy

4. Which policy or guide is for me? My child has been sick at school and needs to be collected I am pregnant and my baby is due in 5 months time I am adopting a child though don’t have a date for placement yet I would like time off when my baby is born to support my partner I want to share the first year of leave after my baby is born with my partner I would like to spend more time with my dogs so want to reduce my hours at work My child is starting school and I’d like to be able to settle her in My father has dementia and I need to take some time off over the next few months to be with him and until I can organise formal care I am thinking about going part time before I retire

5. My child has been sick at school and needs to be collected

6. Time off for Dependents

7. I am pregnant and my baby is due in 5 months time

8. Maternity Policy

9. Maternity toolkit

10. I am adopting a child but don’t have a date for placement yet

11. Adoption, surrogacy pay and leave policy

12. I would like time off when my baby is born to support my partner

13. Time off when my baby is born to support my partner Paternity Leave

14. I want to share the first year of leave after my baby is born with my partner

15. Shared Parental Leave

16. I would like to spend more time with my dogs so want to reduce my hours at work

17. Flexible Working Policy

18. My child is starting school and I’d like to be able to settle her in

19. Parental Leave

20. My father has dementia and I need to take some time off to be with him over the next few months until I can organise formal care

21. Caring for Carers Guidance

22. I am thinking about going part time before I retire

23. Flexible Retirement Guidance

24. Any questions