Agenda and minutes

Resolved: that Councillor Tristram be elected Chairperson for the meeting.

(Councillor Tristram in the Chair)

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the meeting in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairperson is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

None declared.

The Committee will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1)     That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2)     That members of the Council who are not members of this Committee be invited to remain.”

Resolved: that the press, public and officers not required by the members or

officers advising to remain during the exempt session be excluded from the

meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the

grounds that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt

information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.

A copy of the appeal hearing procedure is attached.

The appellant submission and supporting documents (Bundle 1), together with the management submission and supporting documents (Bundle 2) are attached (red papers)

In attendance for consideration of this matter were the management representative, the appellant and the appellant’s trade union representative.  Welcoming those present the Chairperson invited the parties to introduce themselves following which he outlined the procedure which would be followed during the hearing.  The appellant confirmed that they were not calling any witnesses.

The appellant’s trade union representative presented the case on behalf of the appellant.  The appellant then responded to questions from the management representative and members of the sub-Committee.

The sub-Committee adjourned at 11.37am

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The sub-Committee reconvened at 11.50am

The management representative presented the management case and called their first witness who responded to questioning.  The witness then responded to questions from the appellant’s trade union representative and members of the sub-Committee.  The first witness left the meeting.

The management representative then called their second witness who responded to questions.  The second witness then responded to questions from the appellant’s trade union representative and members of the sub-Committee.

The sub-Committee adjourned at 1.22pm

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The sub-Committee reconvened at 4.00pm

The second witness left the meeting.

The Chairperson then invited both the appellant and the management representative to sum up their respective case, following which those parties withdrew from the meeting leaving the sub-Committee to deliberate and reach a decision in consultation with the Senior HR Advisor.

The appellant’s trade union representative left the meeting before the Chairperson delivered the sub-Committee’s decision.

Resolved:

(1) that the Stage 3 Grievance be not upheld

(2) that the sub-Committee acknowledged the title of the plan used was inappropriate and that a more appropriate template should be developed.

(3) that the sub-Committee strongly encouraged both parties to reconsider third party mediation to be carried out by an outside party.