Introduction

We are pleased to confirm the following are now live and can be found on the A to Z of policies and procedures, or by clicking the links, below:

• Univeristy of Kent's Academic Career Map (ACM)
• Academic Promotion - policy and procedure (please note, for use for promotions in the academic year 2019-20)
• Transfer between academic contracts - policy and procedure

The Kent Voluntary Severance Scheme (KVSS) is being launched today, Monday 15 April 2019. You can find out more about the Scheme on our HR webpages.

Please note that the policies and procedures listed below have been updated with immediate effect:

Redeployment: Policy and procedure
Recruitment: Grades 1-10 procedure
Recruitment: Academic procedure (combined the All Lecturers, Readerships, Professorial procedures into one procedure)

Stonefish is live! All staff vacancies will now be advertised on a new system and a new look website.

Please note: To view and apply for internal only vacancies, you will need to use the Staff Login button which uses your University login details. Internal only vacancies will no longer be visible to external candidates.

This change is the final development in the second phase of Staff Connect, which aims to streamline our HR processes. Although this is part of the Staff Connect project, a separate software solution was selected as it is more tailored to the HE sector and presents a slicker, more intuitive, user interface which is in line with the Kent brand.

Recruitment support sessions for hiring managers are running throughout March and April and our resourcing web pages have been updated with the new guidance.

As part of the Staff Connect Phase 2 project, the current staff recruitment system, i-Grasp, will be replaced and a new system will go live on 6 March 2019.

Although this is part of the Staff Connect project, a separate software solution called Stonefish will replace i-Grasp. Stonefish is more tailored to the HE sector and is used by over 35 universities in the UK and presents a slicker user interface which is more intuitive to use than the current system.

For more information on the new system please visit our Staff Connect webpage

Following the introduction of Staff Connect, employees and workers have direct control over updating their personal details though MyView. This can be done at your own convenience without the need to send an electronic or paper form to HR for your details to be updated.

All staff will be asked to check their data where key information may be missing.

For more information please visit our Update your Personal Details webpage

You are now able to request annual leave and record sickness absence through Staff Connect; the University’s integrated HR and Payroll system.

This is part of the continuing development of Staff Connect which aims to streamline our HR processes and extend employee and manager self-service, providing a one-stop-shop for as many HR activities as possible.

For more information please visit our Staff Connect webpage

From 2 January 2019 you will be able to request annual leave and record sickness absence through Staff Connect.  For managers, there will be a new calendar view showing staff leave and attendance.

For more information please visit our Staff Connect webpage