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Research Payroll - staff on Specific Purpose Contract

Actions required for Specified Purpose Contracts for Researchers with an upcoming Contact End Date

If the contract is to terminate

If the contract is to TERMINATE on this date – please email hrresearchstaff@tcd.ie with the completed Leaver Form at least 4 weeks prior to the employee finishing to ensure no overpayment is made.

N.B. If this employment is not continuing, please ensure that you comply with the minimum notice period and/or the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973-2001.
If you require any further clarification on the above Acts or require any information regarding this staff member’s length of service, please contact HR Contracts at researchonboarding@tcd.ie.

If the contract is to continue

If this contract is to CONTINUE please supply the following information:

If the employee is remaining on the same project with the same PI please email hrresearchstaff@tcd.ie to advise of new contract end date.

If there is a change in project code

If there is a change in project code but the PI is remaining the same please provide the new contract end date which Employee Services will update and a Staff Transfer form will need to be completed and sent to FSD for the project code to change.

If there is a change in the project details

Please complete "Change of Terms" via the Researcher Recruitment Toolbox.

If there is a change of project and change of PI

Please complete "Change of Terms" via the Researcher Recruitment Toolbox.

If there is a change to employee hours

Please complete "Change of Terms" via the Researcher Recruitment Toolbox.

If there are changes to employee salary

If there are changes to the employee's salary please email hrresearchstaff@tcd.ie to advise of the new rate of pay and the date it is effective from.

Further information:

Please refer to Employee Services web pages for deadlines and dates for sending information to Employee Services

All HR Forms can be found on the HR Forms A-Z page and the HR A-Z page

Staff Transfer Form

Important Salary Information - The most recent IUA guidelines can be viewed on their web page: http://www.iua.ie/research-innovation/researcher-salary-scales/