SECTION

Using Your Time Well

 1

The time you spend at work

1.1

Flexible Working Hours

1.1.1

Recording your hours

1.1.2

Breaching the debit limits

1.1.3

Working overtime

1.1.4

Training Courses

1.1.5

The time you cannot attend

1.2

Visiting the doctor or dentist

1.2.1

Visiting the hospital

1.2.2

Taking Special Leave

1.2.3

Your leave time

1.3

Going on holiday

1.3.1

Public Holidays

1.3.2

Time for other activities

1.4

Union Work

1.4.1

Leave for Family Care

1.5

Maternity Leave and Pay

1.5.1

Adoption Leave and Pay

1.5.2

Paternity Leave and Pay

1.5.3

Parental Leave

1.5.4

Care and Commitment

2

Joining and leaving RoS

2.1

Staffing Committee

2.1.1

When we recruit

2.1.2

Probation

2.1.3

If you want to resign

2.1.4

Taking a new job

2.1.4a

References

2.1.4b

Age Retirement

2.1.5

Early Retirement

2.1.6

If Redundancy occurs

2.1.7

Downgrading

2.1.7a

Time off during notice

2.1.7b

Counselling

2.1.7c

Compensation

2.1.7d

Re-joining RoS

2.1.8

A safe and healthy workplace

2.2

Emergency Medical Assistance

2.2.1

Accident and illness at work

2.2.2

Accident reporting procedures

2.2.3

First Aid Cover

2.2.4

First Aid Accommodation

2.2.5

First Aid Equipment

2.2.6

First Aid Assistance during an emergency evacuation

2.2.7

Staying safe and well

2.2.8

Your office environment

2.2.9

Caring for your eyes

2.2.10

Mental Wellbeing

2.2.11

Lifestyle Health Checks

2.2.12

Infectious diseases

2.2.13

Reporting of notifiable diseases

2.2.14

Smoking

2.2.15

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

2.2.16

Welfare

2.2.17

Employee Assistance Programme

2.2.18

Occupational Health Service (OHS)

2.2.19

Voluntary associations

2.2.20

Your conduct and values

2.3

Our Image

2.3.1

The standards we set ourselves

2.3.2

Dress Standards

2.3.2a

Civil Service Code

2.3.3

Whistleblowing

2.3.3a

Dealing with a transaction or enquiry in which employees may have an interest

2.3.3b

Diversity and Equality

2.3.4

Equality of opportunity for men and women

2.3.5

Discrimination

2.3.6

Conduct in duties outside of work

2.3.7

Political Activity

2.3.7a

Trade union activity

2.3.7b

Arrests or convictions

2.3.7c

Bankruptcy

2.3.7d

Awards and prizes

2.3.7e

Outside appointments

2.3.7f

General conduct

2.3.7g

Conduct during UK General Election and by-election campaigns

2.3.7h

Hospitality and Gifts

2.3.8

Gifts

2.3.8a

Travel

2.3.8b

Hospitality

2.3.8c

When you travel for RoS

2.4

Valuing our security

2.5

Security Passes

2.5.1

Security Advice and Instructions

2.5.2

General

2.5.3

Reserved Car Parking

2.5.4

Confidentiality and official information

2.5.5

Publication or broadcast

2.5.5a

Crown copyright

2.5.5b

Official Secrets Act

2.5.5c

ICT Code of Conduct

2.5.6

Computerised HR system

2.5.6a

Data Protection Act

2.5.6b

Surveys Conducted by Outside Bodies

2.5.7

Sports and Social Clubs

2.5.8

Civil Service Sports Council

2.5.9a

The Civil Service Club, London

2.5.9b

Performance and Development

3

Monitoring your performance and development

3.1

Education and self-development

3.2

Organisational and individual learning

3.2.1

Training support

3.2.1a

Further education

3.2.1b

Learning opportunities within the workplace

3.2.1c

Developing your career

3.3

Applying for trawled posts

3.3.1

Internal Trawls

3.3.1a

Common Citizenship across the Scottish Administration

3.3.2

Promotion

3.3.3

Senior Civil Service

3.3.4

Mobility

3.3.5

Deputising

3.3.6

Alternatives to full-time employment

3.4

Rewards and Responsibilities

4

Telephone and Email

4.1.1

Telephone

4.1.1a

Email and Internet

4.1.1b

Intranet – General Staff Information

4.1.2

Communicating with Customers

4.1.3

Pay and allowances

4.2

Pay

4.2.1

Overtime

4.2.2

Advances

4.2.3

Season ticket purchase

4.2.4

Bicycle purchase

4.2.5

Prior to annual leave

4.2.6

Allowances

4.2.7

Night duty allowance (NDA)

4.2.8

Deputising allowance

4.2.9

Periods of deputising

4.2.10

Making Claims

4.2.11

Pensions

4.3

Partial Retirement

4.3.1

Ill Health Retirement

4.3.2

Death Benefit

4.3.3

National Insurance

4.3.4

Other rewards and expenses

4.4

Travelling Time

4.4.1

Presentation Boxes

4.4.2

Childcare Voucher Salary Sacrifice Scheme

4.4.3

Problems at Work

5

When you need help

5.1

Dignity at Work – Harassment and Bullying

5.1.1

Mental Well-being

5.1.2

Transferring on Compassionate Grounds

5.1.3

Internal

5.1.3a

External

5.1.3b

Compensation for Loss or Damage to Personal Property

5.1.4

Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

5.1.5

Industrial Action

5.1.6

If you wish to complain

5.2

Grievance Policy and Procedure

5.2.1

Discipline Policy and Procedures

5.3