Reward and Recognition

The Reward and Recognition schemes available from academic years 25/26 onwards are summarised below.

Links to the specific pages for further information and to apply are included.Ь§

Provide a gift voucher up the value of ТЃ100 with an online scheme to provideЬ§immediateЬ§recognitionЬ§forЬ§aЬ§jobЬ§wellЬ§doneЬ§orЬ§forЬ§demonstratingЬ§positiveЬ§

professionalЬ§behaviours.

For all employees, all year round.Ь§

Impact Recognition Awards

Award a one-off payment (normally for a minimum of ТЃ250) for a specific or short-termЬ§contributionЬ§thatЬ§isЬ§worthyЬ§ofЬ§particular note and reflects the UniversityтsЬ§ValuesЬ§andЬ§ProfessionalЬ§Behaviours.

For all employees, all year round.Ь§

Please note, awards must be submitted and approved by 30th March 2026 to be paid in April 2026 salaries.Ь§

Accelerated Pay Progression

Apply for accelerated pay progression (an additional increment or contribution point) to show recognition of staff who have made an exceptional contribution within their role on a sustained basis, and who have consistently demonstrated theЬ§Universityтs values and professional behavioursЬ§and leadership principles (theЬ§3Rs- Resourceful, Responsible and Respectful).

ForЬ§Grades 2 тЬ§8.Ь§To note that employees who haveЬ§notЬ§receivedЬ§anЬ§awardЬ§withinЬ§theЬ§lastЬ§2Ь§yearsЬ§areЬ§eligibleЬ§to be nominated. Employees who have been nominated within the last 2 years but have not been successful are eligible for further nomination at the next opportunity. EmployeesЬ§who haveЬ§beenЬ§successfulЬ§inЬ§eitherЬ§academic promotionЬ§orЬ§research staff G6-7 promotionЬ§within the last 12 months are not eligible to be consideredЬ§forЬ§aЬ§consolidatedЬ§payЬ§awardЬ§inЬ§theЬ§sameЬ§academicЬ§year.

Takes place on an annual basis.

Grade 6 to 7 Researcher Promotion

For promotingЬ§researchЬ§staffЬ§whoЬ§haveЬ§demonstratedЬ§independenceЬ§asЬ§aЬ§researcher.

For ResearchЬ§staffЬ§GradeЬ§6.Ь§To note that applicants are expected to have been employed at the University and to have held their Grade 6 Researcher position forЬ§at least 2 yearsЬ§and demonstrate they meet the required promotion criteria.

Takes place on an annual basis.

LongЬ§ServiceЬ§Awards

An email with gift vouchers to the value of ТЃ200 forЬ§allЬ§employeesЬ§uponЬ§completionЬ§ofЬ§21Ь§years'Ь§continuousЬ§service with the University.

For all employees, all year round.

Professorial AnnualЬ§PayЬ§Review

TheЬ§primaryЬ§purposeЬ§ofЬ§theЬ§annualЬ§review is the requirement forЬ§ProfessorialЬ§colleagues to reportЬ§on their activities andЬ§achievementsЬ§overЬ§theЬ§previousЬ§12Ь§months. Where appropriate, theЬ§Advisory Group will recommendЬ§either a consolidated award (i.e.Ь§an additional increment), a non-Ь§consolidated award (i.e. a lumpЬ§sum payment normally set at ТЃ2000),Ь§orЬ§advancementЬ§toЬ§aЬ§higherЬ§zone (in cases where this is appliedЬ§for).

ForЬ§ProfessorsЬ§(excludesЬ§membersЬ§of the Leadership Group, UEBЬ§and the Vice-Chancellor).Ь§To note that employees areЬ§notЬ§normallyЬ§eligibleЬ§forЬ§reviewЬ§within theЬ§first 12 monthsЬ§ofЬ§appointmentЬ§orЬ§internalЬ§promotion.

Takes place on an annual basis.

Grade 9Ь§SeniorЬ§Staff PayЬ§Review

TheЬ§primaryЬ§purposeЬ§ofЬ§theЬ§annualЬ§review for colleagues to report onЬ§their activities and achievementsЬ§over the previous 12 months. Where appropriate, the AdvisoryЬ§Group will recommend either aЬ§non-consolidated award (i.e. aЬ§lumpЬ§sumЬ§paymentЬ§normallyЬ§setЬ§at ТЃ2000)Ь§orЬ§aЬ§consolidatedЬ§awardЬ§(i.e.an additional increment).

ForЬ§GradeЬ§9Ь§Professional & ManagerialЬ§colleagues. To note that employees areЬ§not normallyЬ§eligibleЬ§forЬ§reviewЬ§withinЬ§theЬ§firstЬ§12Ь§monthsЬ§ofЬ§theirЬ§appointmentЬ§orЬ§internalЬ§promotion.

Takes place on an annual basis.

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LeadershipЬ§GroupЬ§PayЬ§Review

TheЬ§primaryЬ§purposeЬ§ofЬ§theЬ§annualЬ§review is forЬ§colleagues to reportЬ§on their activities andЬ§achievementsЬ§overЬ§theЬ§previousЬ§12Ь§months. Where appropriate, theЬ§Advisory Group will recommendЬ§either a consolidated award (i.e.Ь§an additional increment), a non-Ь§consolidated award (i.e. a lumpЬ§sum payment normally set at ТЃ2000),Ь§orЬ§advancementЬ§toЬ§aЬ§higherЬ§zone (in cases where this isЬ§appliedЬ§for).

ForЬ§HeadЬ§of Schools, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor's.Ь§

Takes place on an annual basis.

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HR Partner/Adviser

Sarah Haylett

Reward Co-ordinator

Email: s.k.haylett@reading.ac.uk

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