Human Resources

5 March 2020

CORONA/COVID-19 Advice for Diocesan employees/volunteers/workers can be found here

Please note - not all links are presently live 

Foreword from Bishop Peter

1. Introduction

• Guide to Living in Isle of Man

2. Terms of Service Handbook

• Appointment and Office
• Statement of Particulars example
• Termination of Appointment
• Stipends
• Income Tax
• Parochial fees and other Income benefits
• Change of personal details
• Travel Claim Form

3. Housing

• Living in a Parsonage

4. Finance Matters

• A link to the Treasurers useful information page can be found here 
• Expenses

5. Training and Development

• Continuing Ministerial Development
• Training for Curates IME Phase 2 documents
• Ministerial Development Review Documents 
• General CMD information inc of Diocesan conferences and clergy days
  • Bishops CMD Programme for 2020
  • Events evaluation form 
• Retreats

6. Leave

• General Leave
• Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave
• Care for dependants
• Public Duties and Territorial Army secondments

7. Welfare and Welbeing

• Sickness
• Recovery and returning to work
• Well-being and Welfare inc useful links to external information sources 
• Clergy Wellbeing - details of how to access counselling and support services can be found here | weblink

8. Pension

• Link to Church of England Pensions information is here

9. Loans and Savings

• Car Loan Scheme application form 
• Isle of Man Credit Union Loan Scheme - Follow the link to see examples of the savings and affordable loan products designed to enable a structured approach to your finances.  The MCU advises that a sound financial future is based on creating a nest egg in the knowledge that funds are separately available should you need to provide for either a planned or emergency expenditure. Click www.mcu.im 
• Cycle to Work Scheme <- Full details are on this link. The purpose of this scheme is to help improve the fitness and health of island residents and to build on the ever-growing popularity of cycling in the isle of man.  The programme exists as a way of encouraging more people to make use of the healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport - that is the bike. Click here to read the IOMG explanation and download the application form here. Please note the bike must be bought on the Island to qualify.

10. Policies and Procedures

• Bullying and Harrassment Policy
• Capability Procedure
• Concerns and Complaints Policy
• Lone working Guidance Oct 2018
• Clergy Discipline Measure 2003
• Clergy Safeguarding and Disciplinary Measure 2017
• Whistleblowing Policy
• Data Protection Policy
• Privacy Notice template 

11. Other matters and useful information links 

• Respondent in Employment Tribunal proceedings - The respondent in any proceedings is the Sodor and Man Diocesan Board of Finance.
• Informal support or conversation - Pastoral care and support is available from the Archdeacon and the Bishop. In addition, the Bishop has appointed others who are available to talk to, or to seek spiritual help from, and will offer pastoral care and support where it is desired, either to clergy spouses or to clergy.
• Parish Safeguarding Handbook

12. Contacts

• Key contacts can be found via the home page, top right

13. Appendices

• Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009 as modified in its application to the Isle of Man
• Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2012
• Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) (Isle of man) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 
• Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) (Isle of man) Directions 2012