Notice periods vary according to staff category, please see below:
Academic Staff
Academic staff wishing to resign from the University are required to give 3 months' notice ending on 31 January or 31 July, in writing to the Vice-Chancellor and the HR Business Partner. Your letter of resignation should be accompanied by a completed Resignation Form.
Your period of notice is a condition of your contract of employment. Should you wish to work a shorter/longer notice period this may be possible, subject to agreement with your line manager.
In the case of fixed term contracts employment is terminated on the date specified on the letter of appointment.
Employment may be terminated by the University by giving 3 months' notice of termination in writing for reasons which comply with the provisions of Education (Academic Tenure) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, namely good cause or redundancy as defined in that order.
Employment may be terminated summarily on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor by the HR Director in the event of gross misconduct.
Research/Academic-Related Staff
Research/Academic-Related staff wishing to resign from the University are required to give three months’ notice in writing to the Head of School/Director and the HR Business Partner. Your letter of resignation should be accompanied by a completed Resignation Form.
Your period of notice is a condition of your contract of employment. Should you wish to work a shorter/longer notice period this may be possible, subject to agreement with your line manager.
In the case of fixed term contracts employment is terminated on the date specified on the letter of appointment.
Employment may be terminated by the University by giving three months’ notice in writing, to end on the last day of a month, or by giving payment in lieu of notice.
Employment may be terminated summarily on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor by the HR Director in the event of gross misconduct.
Other Categories of Staff
Clerical, Technical, and Operational staff wishing to resign from the University are required to give notice in writing to the Head of School/Director and the HR Business Partner. Your letter of resignation should be accompanied by a completed Resignation Form.
Your period of notice is a condition of your contract of employment. Should you wish to work a shorter/longer notice period this may be possible, subject to agreement with your line manager.
The amount of notice to be given varies with length of continuous service as follows: Less than 5 years’ service - 1 month's notice from Employer and Employee / 5 but less than 9 years’ service - 2 months' notice from Employer and 1 or where possible 2 months' notice from the Employee / 9 years or more service - 3 months' notice from Employer and 1 month's notice or where possible 3 months' notice from the Employee.
In the case of fixed term contracts employment is terminated on the date specified on the letter of appointment.
Employment may be terminated by the University by giving notice (as above) in writing, to end on the last day of a month, or by giving payment in lieu of notice.
Employment may be terminated summarily on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor by the People and Culture Director in the event of gross misconduct.
Internal Roles
If you are leaving your current role to take up another role within the University you do not need to resign. There should be a discussion with you and your existing manager and new manager as to when you will be able to start the new role. Any start date should be mutually agreed subject to business need.