Responsibility allowance

This scheme requires authorisation by the Reward Team

Payments to university support staff for permanent additional duties

University support staff who are required to undertake duties which demand a greater degree of skill and/or responsibility than their substantive grade, for a defined portion of their contractual hours, are eligible for a responsibility allowance.

The size of the allowance will be defined by:

  1. the amount of the working week spent on these duties (calculated as a percentage); and
  2. the difference in grade between these duties and the usual duties as assessed by analytical job evaluation (HERA).


The allowance is paid as a percentage of the individual’s basic salary, determined by reference to the following table:

Grade difference
% of week working at responsibility grade    
  10
20
30
40
50
1
 2% 3% 5% 6%
8%
2
 3% 6% 10% 12% 15%

Responsibility allowances are pensionable and only apply if the additional skills/duties are to be carried out on a permanent basis. If the additional skills/duties are required for more than 50 per cent of the individual’s working week, a review of the substantive grade should be considered.

Departments wishing to implement a responsibility allowance should contact a member of the Reward Team.

  QRG: CH4 Change: New Allowance (132kb)

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