Dear J Iqbal,
 
Please accept our apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Further
to your FOI request regarding maternity provisions, please find our
response below:
 
 
1) Does your college employ Junior Research Fellows, or have an equivalent
paid fixed-term post-doctoral research position?
Yes
 
2) If so, are such researchers eligible for maternity leave and pay?
Please give details of any existing policy, and whether it has been
applied in the last five years.
Yes, they are eligible to maternity leave and pay, exactly the same as
other academics employed by the College.
The policy is up to 26 weeks' leave paid at the full rate of pay
(inclusive of any SMP which is due); followed by up to 13 weeks' leave
paid at the statutory maternity rate of pay (if entitled); followed by up
to 13 weeks' unpaid leave.
No JRF or fixed-term post-doctoral researcher has taken any maternity
leave in the last 5 years.
 
3) If maternity leave is taken by a JRF or post-doctoral researcher on a
fixed-term contract, is the duration of the position extended by an amount
of time equivalent to the time taken as leave, so that research time and
funding is not lost as a result of taking leave? Please provide any
details.
Yes, it would be.
 
 
Complaints
The College has an internal review procedure. If you are not happy with
our response and wish to appeal the decision, you may request an internal
review by writing to The Office of the Treasurer, Oriel College,  Oxford 
OX1 4EW, explaining your request and your reasons for seeking a review.
If you are then not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you may
then seek an independent review from the Information Commissioner under
the Freedom of Information Act by email or by writing to:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Website [1]www.ico.org.uk
With best wishes,
 
Wilf Stephenson
Treasurer and FOI Officer,
Oriel College, Oxford
 

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