Athena Swan in IHW
Support for parents and carers
We lead by example in this important area. Our guidance for carers and PhD student maternity pay initiatives have informed University of Glasgow policies. We continue to be proactive with regards to carers – for example, promoting awareness of carers’ issues during national Carers Week.
Our resources, guidelines and initiatives
- IHW working on public holidays guideline
- IHW email guidance and etiquette (including contacting staff on leave)
- Clarification of mat leave and pay for staff with funding end dates
- IHW facility to take unpaid leave for caring responsibilities in single days
- IHW maternity and paternity information "pack"
- IHW maternity and paternity champion scheme
- IHW new staff induction
- IHW carers forum (in MS Teams)
- IHW Athena Swan maternity, paternity, parental and carer issues and development working group
- IHW Athena Swan wellbeing of older workers (WOW) group
- A few minutes to call my own [VIDEO]
Jana Anderson, chair of IHW AS mat, pat, parental and carer group, gives an overview of key messages from a Carers Trust 2020 survey
Related University of Glasgow resources
- Parental leave policies
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Student maternity, maternity support, and adoption policy
- Support for carers
- Keeping in Touch/Shared Parental Leave Keeping in Touch days
Information on UofG website | How to record KIT/SPLIT days in CoreHR
