6. Special Leave
6.1 There may be times where members of staff require a short period of special leave (typically less than one month) as a result of an incident/situation not covered by other leave types. Applications for such leave should be made through the Head of School/RI/University Service, and should normally be taken as unpaid leave or from the member of staff’s holiday entitlement.
6.2 The allocation of and agreement to special leave is not an automatic entitlement, but is at the discretion of the Head of School/RI/University Service in consultation with College/University Services HR.
6.3 Each special leave request will be examined on a case-by-case basis, and due account will be taken of the personal circumstances/situation of the member of staff concerned.