Information for Staff

An employee’s return to campus will be informed by the Government’s ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19. This Plan affirms the Government’s commitment to keeping the education sector operating as much as possible during this period.

All information relating to the Return to Campus can be found here. 

Documents outlining the Unversity response to possible COVID-19 cases on campus:

• University Response to Employees
• University Response to Students
• MU Covid-19 Incident Response Plan

Employees are encouraged to read the below University policies and guidelines, which provide information on working from home working during this period.
  Working From Home During COVID-19 Policy
Guidance for Data Protection
IT support when working from home Guidance on working from home 
Guidance for Health and Safety When Working From Home During the Covid Period
Library Guide to Online Resources

The current Government advice is not to travel overseas, and this should be followed to the greatest extent possible. Employees must advise their Head of Department in advance in writing of all travel abroad and include the travel details. This requirement is necessary for the protection of public health, and all international travel needs relevant UE member approval.

On 15 September 2020, the Government agreed that, for the period ahead, advice on international travel will be updated on a weekly basis and these new measures take effect from 21 September 2020. Information on international travel is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s website. The University’s policy will reflect this advice, and the terms of the Department of Education and Skills Circular Letter 0051/2020 Letter dated 11 August 2020 continue to apply.

Please note, where public health advice in relation to a particular country requires a person to undertake 14-days of restricted movement from the date of their return to Ireland, this period must be taken as annual leave or unpaid leave.
All meetings should be held online. Where this is not possible, work-related travel within Ireland needs HoD approval in advance of same.

• Maynooth University Covid-19 Guidance Webpage
• Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19
• Department of Education and Skills Circular Letter 0051/2020 Letter dated 11 August 2020
• Implementation Guidelines for Public Health Measures in Higher Education Institutions
• HSE Covid-19 Guidance 
• HSA Covid-19 Guidance 
• DPER Information for Civil and Public Servants
• Government’s Covid-19 Webpage
• National Standards Authority of Ireland Workplace Protection and Improvement Guide
• Maynooth University Equality & Diversity Policy
• MU Covid19 Operational Response Plan
• MU Covid-19 Incident Response Plan

Download our full  Coronavirus Staff FAQ ​
Download our  Frequently Asked Questions - Researchers ​