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Managing teams and hiring staff

Guidance and tools to help you recruit, develop and support your team. Find out about advertising roles, appointing staff, exploring contracts, managing performance and workforce data.

How to advertise vacancies and assess candidates.
Making appointments, fixed-term contracts, leavers, and terms and conditions.
Using casual and temporary workers, and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs).
Setting expectations, reviewing performance and the Performance and Development Review (PDR).
Professional development opportunities, including leadership and management training, mentoring, coaching and apprenticeships.
Guidance and checklists for welcoming new starters to York, including induction and probation.
Workforce data and reports, including staff numbers and trends, sickness absence, equality and diversity and Athena Swan departmental profiles.
Templates, guides and frameworks to help you run projects and navigate change with your team.
Policies
Our employment rules, standards and official guidance for University staff.
Forms and templates
Downloadable documents for managing your employment or supporting your team.