Departments can make a case to retain an employee if they are likely to be offered a post by another employer and there is a clear business case to keep them.

Retaining ART staff by salary increase

Departments may put forward a case for an increased salary within the current grade of a member of academic, research or teaching (ART) staff in grades 6—8R.

• Read the policy on retaining ART staff through salary increase

Retaining ART staff by promotion

Departments may, subject to certain conditions, put forward a case for the promotion of a member of ART staff:

• there must be good grounds for asking the Academic Promotions Committee to consider a case
• an essential requirement is that there is no deviation from the normal standards required for promotion

• Read the policy on retaining ART staff through promotion

Retaining professorial staff

Departments may, subject to certain conditions, put forward a case for the promotion or salary increase of a professor for the purpose of retention.

Measures could include a salary increase, promotion to a higher band or a retention payment.

Cases are considered by the Professorial Pay Review Panel, a sub-group of the University Executive Board.

• Read the policy on retaining professors