Agenda

1. To hear and determine appeals under the Council’s Disciplinary Procedure;
2. To hear and determine appeals under the Council’s Absence Management Procedure.

It is drawn to the attention of Members that the papers listed below are considered to be exempt within the meaning of schedule 12A to the local Government Act 1972.  The Sub-Committee will be asked to pass a resolution, the effect of which will be to exclude members of the Public and Press from the remaining part of the proceedings.

The Audit and Corporate Governance (Staff Appeals) Sub-Committee is asked to pass the following resolution:

“That the Press and Public be excluded from the proceedings of the Audit and Corporate Governance (Staff Appeals) Sub-Committee on 27^th January 2011 during consideration of Items 7 and 8 on Part II of the agenda on the grounds that it is likely in view of the nature of the proceedings that, were members of the public to be present, there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in schedule 12A to the Local Government Act.

Specifically, publicity in respect of Items 7 and 8 would be likely to lead to the disclosure of information relating to a particular employee or former employee of the Council.”

The Audit and Corporate Governance (Staff Appeals) Sub-Committee is asked to consider an appeal against dismissal, submitted by a former employee of the Housing & Adult Social Care Directorate. Attached are the following:

Report of the Director of Organisation Development on the remit of the Staff Appeal Sub-Committee with the following appendices:

(a)   Documentation concerning the appellant’s grounds of appeal (pages 7/6 to 7/8);

(b)   The Manager’s case summary and response to grounds of appeal (pages 7/9 to 7/17);

(c)    Documentation provided by Management (pages 7/18 to 7/41);

(d)   Correspondence relating to the convening of this Appeal Hearing (pages 7/42 to 7/90).