Welcome to Cardiff Met

Grades 1-5:
The full-time annual leave entitlement is 25 days in your first year, rising to 30 days on 1st September, subject to one year of continuous service.

In addition to this staff at all grades enjoy 12 statutory days (pro rata as appropriate).

Grades 6-9:
The full time annual leave entitlement is 35 days.

In addition to this staff at all grades enjoy 12 statutory days (pro rata as appropriate).

PDR
The full-time annual leave entitlement is 25 days in your first year, rising to 30 days on 1st September, subject to one year of continuous service.

In addition to this staff at all grades enjoy 12 statutory days (pro rata as appropriate).

Knowledge Transfer Affiliate
The full time annual leave entitlement is 20 days, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday.

In addition to this staff at all grades enjoy 12 statutory days (pro rata as appropriate).

Annual leave is managed locally within your school or unit. You can request annual leave by accessing MyMet through the University’s intranet, InSite.

Your Met Card will provide you with access to any relevant areas of the campus, as well as enabling you to release print jobs from the self- service machines.

You will receive your MetCard on your first day.

Met Active offers a range of different programmes for all abilities. Our fantastic, discounted staff membership gives you access to the excellent facilities and programmes on offer here at Cardiff Met.

Based across both Cyncoed and Llandaff campuses we aim to have an impact on all staff at Cardiff Met.

The Met Active Team are highly qualified and experienced fitness professionals who can provide clients with a range of training expertise to achieve any health and fitness goal. These include Classes (from yoga to Bootcamp), personal programmes, personal training or as simple as giving you advice, these are available both in person and virtually.

Download the Cardiff Met Sport App from the App Store or Google Play to keep up to date with what is available at Met Active and Cardiff Met.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Met Active community soon!

The Chaplaincy team is a pastoral resource for the whole Cardiff Met community. There are facilities for prayer and quiet reflection at all our campuses for staff of all faiths. Room details are below:

Llandaff: A0.22 (Women) and A0.23 (Men). There are ablution facilities in both rooms.

Cyncoed: B009. Ablution facilities can be found in the foot spa opposite C0.23.

Llandaff Cathedral is a 5 min walk from the Llandaff campus and can be used throughout the day.

Cardiff Met is committed to providing rest, breastfeeding/expressing and changing facilities on both of our campuses to support parents working, studying or visiting the university.

Two private and welcoming Parenting Rooms are available to anyone who needs to attend to the caring needs of a child, including feeding and changing. The rooms also contain facilities for breastfeeding mothers to express milk.

The rooms include sofas, fridges, baby changing facilities, microwaves and hand sanitising products. Both rooms are accessible without the need to retrieve a key or book. They both have a ‘Vacant / In Use’ sign that can be changed prior to entering and the ability to lock whilst in the room for privacy. Room details are below:

Llandaff: T0.07d

Cyncoed: C0.28c

Met rewards is the mobile app that allows you to earn loyalty points and rewards in any cafes and restaurants at Cardiff Met. Download the app from the App Store or Google Pay.

There are many different places on our campuses to buy food and drink. The facilities are located:

In Cyncoed

K1 Restaurant – located by main reception

The Bench Café – located by the MetActive gym

The Track – located in the National Indoor Athletics

Centro (SU Bar) – located next to the C Block entrance

In Llandaff

The CSM Atrium Food Court –located in the School of Management

The Gallery – located above the I-Zone by main reception

The Box Café – located in the School of Art and Design

The Hub Café – located at the front of the Llandaff campus

Provided by Health Assured, all core staff and their immediate family can access the highly regarded Employee Assistance Programme free of charge. They provide independent specialist wellbeing support on a confidential basis.

The support provided includes:

• A free 24/7 confidential telephone helpline to access all of the services including wide- ranging support from formal counselling to housing/tenancy/debt concerns and personal legal information and tax support. Your call will be answered by a trained counsellor who will direct you to the appropriate support.
• An online wellbeing portal.
• Free access to the mobile phone app ‘Wisdom’, providing reliable wellbeing information and practical in the moment tools/techniques.
• Health Assured operate this service completely independently and confidentially. The only information that they will share with the University is analytical usage data (excluding identifying factors) so we can be aware of any peaks/troughs in usage and any themes emerging that we might need to address on a university-wide basis.

There are a range of resources available on the University’s intranet, InSite, to support you in maintaining your wellbeing.

The University also offers the following initiatives at a staff reduced rate:

Health cash plans via Welsh Hospitals Association and Health Shield.

Networking with like-minded people is a great way to get the most out of working at Cardiff Met.

Networks meet formally at least once a term, alternating between focussed meetings and open social events where members can catch up. They are a great way to network, build contacts, share experiences, arrange events and influence and drive positive change.

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network.
• Disabled Network.
• International Network.
• LGBTQ+ Network.
• Welsh Language Network.
• Women’s Network.

To find out more about our staff networks please visit the network pages on InSite.

Your induction will depend on your contract type, and will typically consist of:

• An introduction to the University: live session.
• IT essentials: live session.
• An all staff benefits market: on-demand & in person.
• Six mandatory e-modules – these must be completed within the first four weeks.

Additionally, academic staff will complete:

• Research Ethics: emodule – to be completed within the first four weeks.
• Academic Induction: live session – to be completed within the first three months.

Your manager or designated person/buddy will provide you with a local induction to inform you of the key health and safety arrangements, local procedures and other information relative to your new job. Links to the essential e-modules will be sent to you by your line manager.

Academic Induction: live session. (if you are an academic colleague)

The Quality and Enhancement Directorate provide a full day induction into the essentials of teaching and learning at Cardiff Met. You will explore basic principles or pedagogic practice and learn about the strategic and policy imperatives of the teaching role in order to maximise student learning, and comply with University standards.

You can book into the Academic Induction via Learning Pool.

Research Ethics emodule. The module provides an introduction to research ethics with a focus on roles that approve ethics applications. The module:

• provides a brief introduction to research ethics;
• outlines key principles of research ethics;
• covers important ethical issues common to most research projects;
• provides two real-life research project approval scenario examples;
• identifies sources of information about ethics.

You have access to the University’s Learning Centres and are eligible to borrow up to thirty books at a time. You have access to wide-ranging e-content through our library discovery service, MetSearch.

Only a call or email away, are our IT Helpdesk and IT advisers are here to help you resolve any IT issues. Our digital skills training service is available to ensure you develop the transferrable skills you need in your role at Cardiff Met and beyond.

With your log in from ITHelpdesk ithelpdesk@cardiffmet.ac.uk you can access your staff emails and the computer network. Most links will only be accessible once you have logged in.

The OD team work in partnership with schools and directorates to support strategic priorities, a values driven culture and to support effective change. We do this via OD projects and initiatives and develop and deliver bespoke development opportunities for schools/directorates, teams and individuals.

The OD team offer several development opportunities for our people including:

• Leadership & development programmes.
• Short courses, bite-size courses, Leading Lights online development toolkit and e- modules.
• External development initiatives such as Aurora, W30/50, WHEELP, SWIMM and Academi Wales.
• OD support functional teams via Insights Discovery®, facilitation of team events.
• Team/individual coaching.

If you’re joining us as a line manager, you’ll be invited to complete our Manage@Met programme. Manage@Met is an essential suite of bite-sized sessions to enhance capability and consistency in our people management across Cardiff Met, and must be completed within one year of your start date.

Find out more by visiting Learning Pool.

Cycle
We encourage all members of staff to choose a sustainable travel option when getting to work. If you live locally and choose to use a bike, there are secure bike shelters, lockers and showers on campus both at Llandaff and Cyncoed.

We also run monthly Dr. Bike sessions and Security Marking so you can have your bike serviced for free. The sessions run at both campuses, and you can usually book a free slot via the InSite in the What’s Happening section. Alternatively, you can find the sessions advertised on Eventbrite.

Depending on the time of the year, the Staff Cycle scheme may be available, which can help you purchase a new bike through salary deductions and tax savings. New purchase windows and details of how to take part are announced on the University’s intranet, InSite. For more information you can also email sustainability@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Bus
As a staff you can use the M1 Bus Service that connects Llandaff and Cyncoed Campus for free, show your staff card to the driver to benefit of a free ticket. Cardiff Met also works in partnership with Cardiff Bus to offer discounted staff pass which provides you with access to the full Cardiff Bus network including services to Newport and Barry.

Drive
If you intend to drive to work you will need to display a valid parking permit. In order to apply for either a 12 month ticket (paid via your salary) or a pay and display permit, please click here.

An additional parking restriction is in place for staff based at the Llandaff campus and living within a nominal 2-mile radius of the campus.

You will be paid on the following days according to your role:

Professional Services: 15th of each month
Casual staff: 10th of each month
Academics: 28th of each month

If your pay date falls on a weekend, you will be paid on the Friday before. Your pay slip is available via MyMet.

We have the following pension schemes:

• LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme).
• TPS (Teachers’ Pension Scheme).
• USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme).

More information can be found on the University’s intranet, Insite here.

We’d like to welcome you Cardiff Metropolitan University and to take this opportunity to introduce you to the two recognised TU’s at Cardiff Met, that you are able to join. Cardiff Met has an active and vibrant union membership which offers many benefits.

UCU is the recognised TU for academic colleagues.

Join UCU Cardiff Met Branch

Email the branch office at: ucu@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @ucucardiffmet
Follow us on Facebook: @ucucardiffmet

UNISON is the recognised TU for all professional services staff.

Join UNISON Cardiff Met Branch

For more information about our branch, see our website: https://cardiffmetuniversity.unison.site/
Email us on: unisonbranchoffice@cardiffmet.ac.uk.

Follow us on Twitter: @UNISON_CDFMet

If you are already a member of either of these unions, you will need to inform either UCU or UNISON that you have changed your place of work so that you are able to be counted in the membership tally for Cardiff Met.

Cyncoed campus map

Llandaff campus map

Car Parking: carparkmanagement@cardiffmet.ac.uk

IT Helpdesk: ithelpdesk@cardiffmet.ac.uk

People Services: humanresources@cardiffmet.ac.uk

MetCard: metcard@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Occupational Health: occupationalhealth@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Organisational Development: od@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Payroll and Pensions: payroll@cardiffmet.ac.uk