In the event car mileage is authorised, please refer to current Financial Regulations for the correct formulae to be applied. Please refer any queries to the Staff Development Unit. This allowance is agreed and paid for by the Staff Development Unit. However, before applying for a Book Allowance, staff should check these are not already available in the Learning Resource Centre or through the Inter-Library Loan Scheme. The Staff Development Unit will advise staff on purchasing agreed books and will require staff to submit an Expense Claim form to the Unit for reimbursement.
Staff have the option however of 'buying back' any books at the original purchase price.
In accordance with Financial Regulations receipts must be obtained for all items entered onto Expense Claim forms before being submitted for authorisation. The authorisation process will usually be via the School Administrative Officer, Officer nominated by the Head of Service or the Staff Development Unit as appropriate. Staff must apply to Personnel Services, through their line manager, for revision and examination leave as it is recorded in the same way as any other official leave. It is important to apply for leave as early as possible as the timing of the leave will be left to the discretion of the line manager, as the person responsible for ensuring the workload of the area can be maintained during staff absence. Absence from staff development activities Staff who are unable to attend courses of study or examinations on any particular day, should notify their manager as soon as possible in the required way that absence from work is usually reported.