Governance & management related Guidance

Gender Equality Duty tools

Resources developed by ECU to assist higher education institutions in fulfilling their Gender Duty requirements

Flexible working: useful links

Useful links for further information on flexible working

Flexible working: further reading

Flexible working: what universities are doing

Case studies of a number of universities that have focused on work-life balance

Flexible working: job sharing

The main issues in job sharing are compatibility between those involved, and good communication

Flexible working: homeworking

Homeworking is a popular flexible working option

Flexible working: ensuring success

Advice on flexible working

Flexible working: options

There are many types of flexible working on offer. The different options are changing all the time as companies try to develop innovative ways to retain key staff

Flexible working: dealing with a request

Procedure for dealing with flexible work requests

Flexible working: flexitime

Concerns about flexible working

Monitoring and data collection

Higher education institutions have a legal duty to collect and analyse equality data

Sexual orientation

Advice and consideration of issues that may affect staff and students relating to sexual orientation

Age guidance

Resources and publications on age in higher education

Supporting trans staff and students

An introduction to the issues equalities practitioners, managers and policy makers need to consider in order to support transgender staff and students

Monitoring disability equality

This page highlights the importance of monitoring in achieving disability equality

Promoting good campus relations: an institutional imperative

A higher education campus is a places where all staff and students have a right to work, study and live without fear of intimidation, harassment and threatening or violent behaviour

Effective equality impact assessment

Materials and guidance for effective equality impact assessments

Flexible working: why do we need flexible working?

The demand for flexible working