Relevant legislation, frameworks and other guidance
Below are a list of links to relevant legislation and frameworks
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Legislation
- Equalities Act 2010 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
- The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/162/contents/made
- The Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/1064/contents/made
- Northern Ireland Act 1998: Equality of Opportunity http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/part/VII/crossheading/equality-of-opportunity
Charters and frmeworks
- Advance HE Equality Charters (including Athena SWAN and Race Equality) https://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/
- UK workplace equality index https://www.stonewall.org.uk/uk-workplace-equality-index
- LGBT Charter https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/lgbt-charter/lgbt-charter/
- Project Juno http://www.iop.org/policy/diversity/initiatives/juno/index.html
Advice and guidance
- Carer Positive Employer http://www.carerpositive.org/
- Disability Confident employer scheme and guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign
- Working Families https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/
- Equality and Human Rights Commission https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/equality-act
- Workplace bullying and harassment https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment
Employment
Legislation
- The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2034/contents/made
- Working Time Regulations 1998 http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/workingtimedirective.htm
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
HE charters and frameworks
- ACAS Code of Practice on discipline and grievance at work https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2174
- Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment of Researchers (OTM-R) https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/europe/news/new-open-transparent-and-merit-based-recruitment-researchers-otm-r
Advice and guidance
- CIPD Employment law fundamentals https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/emp-law
- ACAS guidance on employment law https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1339
- UCU advice for research managers employing fixed-term staff https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/5242/Advice-for-research-managers-employing-fixed-term-research-staff/pdf/ACC_res_managers_briefing.pdf
- UCU Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) https://www.ucu.org.uk/hepay
Wellbeing and mental health
Charters and frameworks
- Universities UK Step Change https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/stepchange
- Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health http://www.mindfulemployer.net/
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing characteristics of a good job https://whatworkswellbeing.org/product/what-is-a-good-job/
- Mind ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-yourself/five-ways-to-wellbeing/
Professional and career development
Charters and frameworks
- Vitae Researcher Development Framework https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework
- LERU vision for researchers https://www.leru.org/files/LERU-PP-DeliveringTalent_2018-June.pdf
- HE academy professional standards framework https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf
- Academic Professional Apprenticeship https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/end-point-assessment
- HEA Fellowship https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/fellowship
- Chartered Scientist https://sciencecouncil.org/scientists-science-technicians/which-professional-award-is-right-for-me/csci/
- Chartered Engineer https://www.engc.org.uk/ceng
Research charters, frameworks and other related statements
Concordats and other commitments
- Concordat to support Research Integrity https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/research-concordat.aspx
- Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research https://www.ukri.org/files/legacy/scisoc/concordatforengagingthepublicwithresearch-pdf/
- Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK http://concordatopenness.org.uk/
- Concordat on Open Research Data https://www.ukri.org/files/legacy/documents/concordatonopenresearchdata-pdf/
- UK clinical academic training in medicine and dentistry: principles and obligations https://wellcome.ac.uk/sites/default/files/clinical-principles-and-obligations-plus-faqs-2018-08.pdf
- Technician commitment http://technicians.org.uk/techniciancommitment/
- University and College Union Researchers’ Charter https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/5274/Researchers-Charter/pdf/researchers_charter.pdf
Assessment frameworks
- HR Excellence in Research (HREiR) Award https://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy/hr-excellence-in-research
- Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) https://sfdora.org/
- Research Excellence Framework https://www.ref.ac.uk/
Other related documents
- UK Industrial strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/the-uks-industrial-strategy
