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Please note that the information contained in these papers is strictly confidential and is being supplied to you, in strictest confidence, in your capacity as a member of the Personnel Appeals and Applied Conditions of Service Appeals Panel, for discussion at this meeting. This information must not be disclosed, copied or otherwise processed, for any other purpose. All copies must be returned to the Committee Clerk at the conclusion of this meeting.
Chair
Councillor Adam-McGregor, Convener, presided.
In Attendance
E Simpson, Senior HR Adviser and D Low, Senior Committee Services Officer (both Finance & Resources).
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor John Hood and Councillor Karen Kennedy.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
The Board may by resolution exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public are present, there could be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph I of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973.
The Appeals Panel resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
Appeal against dismissal on the grounds of lack of capability.
The reports for Item 1 contain exempt information as defined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and are therefore not available for publication.
Reports must be returned to the Clerk at the close of the meeting for secure disposal.
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Consideration was given to an appeal against dismissal on the grounds of lack of capability submitted by a former Children’s Services employee.
The appellant appeared together with J Boylan, UNISON in relation to the appeal.
K McDonagh, Education Officer (Children’s Services) and L Foulds, HR Adviser (Finance & Resources) represented management.
The management side presented its case to the Panel. The appellant’s side and members of the Panel were afforded the opportunity to question the management side.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 12.10 pm and reconvened at 12.25 pm.
J Boylan, UNISON, presented the appellant’s case to the Panel. The management side and members of the Panel were afforded the opportunity to question the appellant’s side.
Both sides summed up their cases and withdrew at 12.50 pm to allow the Panel to consider the matter and reach a decision.
Both sides were then recalled at 1.25 pm and advised by the Convener that the Appeals Panel had agreed that the grounds of the appeal had been substantiated in part and the appeal was upheld to the extent (a) that the appellant should be re-employed and supported in her role within Children’s Services and (b) that mediation should be encouraged to take place between the appellant and her manager within Children’s Services.
DECIDED: That the grounds of the appeal had been substantiated in part and the appeal was upheld to the extent (a) that the appellant should be re-employed and supported in her role within Children’s Services and (b) that mediation should be encouraged to take place between the appellant and her manager within Children’s Services.
Attendance
Declarations of Interests
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