As soon as you know you want to work overseas, for work or personal reasons, discuss your plans with your Line Manager and seek their support. You are also encouraged to .
º£½ÇÉçÇø’s duty of care to all staff includes providing support and specialist guidance should an unanticipated situation arise. To help Imperiasupport you and maintain its responsibility for your health and safety, we need you to provide information on your overseas working plans.
It is important to note that the Work Location Framework applies to UK-based staff only and does not apply to approved periods of overseas working.
After you have gained your Line Manager's support for your planned overseas working, and log in with your ImperiaSSO (your email and normal password).
The first time you log in, you will be asked to consent to the handling of your data, then directed to create your personal details profile, and finally presented with the ‘Create new request’ page.
To submit an overseas working request, complete the new request form with your overseas working details.
Please view the How-to Manual for Overseas Working for further guidance on submitting an overseas working request.
What happens when I submit an overseas working request?
Requests will be assessed for risk factors such as safety, personal tax liability or payroll obligations, and immigration right-to-work regulations with either automated immediate approval, or International Mobility Team assessment, where relevant.
Outcome confirmation will be emailed to you, your Line Manager and Final Approver.
What else should I consider when working overseas?
You are responsible for managing your personal related financial or health and safety administration (e.g. expenses, travel health and insurance, emergency contact, risk assessments, etc.). Please refer to the university’s Staff Travel,  Safety (off-site working) ²¹²Ô»å Occupational Travel Health web pages.
Submitting a request on a new employee’s behalf
If you are employing a new member of staff who will be working overseas, you can create and submit an overseas working request on their behalf (they will not be able to do this themselves, as they will not yet be an employee).
When making a request in the system, please choose the ‘Line Manager recruiting an employee to work overseas' option and complete the form with the prospective employee's details.