Agenda and minutes

Staff Appeals Committee - Tuesday 7th February, 2023 10.00 am

Venue: Spencer Room

Contact: Joanne McNally 

Items
No. Item

21/26

Welcome and Evacuation Procedure

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained the fire evacuation procedure.

21/27

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting.

21/28

Procedure Note for Staff Appeals Committee pdf icon PDF 7 KB

Minutes:

Following introductions, the Chair reaffirmed the procedure to be followed at the meeting, a copy of which had previously been circulated to all representatives.

21/29

Minutes- Staff Appeal Committee - 13 December 2022 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Staff Appeals Committee meeting held on 13 December 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record.

 

21/30

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider passing a Resolution Pursuant to Section 100A (4) Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that if present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information falling within paragraphs 1, of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

ORDERED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that, if present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

21/31

Case Ref AD/06/21

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered an appeal, case reference AD/06/21, against a Grievance outcome under the Grievance Policy.

 

A statement of case from the Management Representative and the Appellant had been circulated to all parties concerned prior to the meeting.

 

The Appellant presented their case and responded to questions asked by the Management Representative and Members of the Committee.

 

The Management Representative presented the Council's case and responded to questions

asked by the Appellant and Members of the Committee.

 

Following the summing up of the cases by the Appellant and the Management Representative, the Chair informed the Appellant and the Management Representative that the outcome of the Committee’s decision would be confirmed in writing to the Appellant by the

Legal Services Representative.

 

Both parties withdrew from the meeting. The Legal Representative, Human Resources

Advisor and Democratic Services Officer remained whilst the Committee determined the

appeal.

 

ORDERED that, having given full consideration to all of the evidence presented, the appeal

against the Grievance outcome under the Grievance Policy, would not be upheld.