Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that officers were looking into designing refresher training for Investigating Officers, but that meantime, they could retake the online course or book into face to face training;

(ii)       in relation to mediation, to note that officers would circulate information to Members and Trade Union Advisers outwith the meeting in relation to how many meetings had been held in person or online;

(iii)      to note the data provided regarding the usage and application of the policies;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to

undertake a deep dive of the data to identify areas, managers and employees who would benefit from additional support and early intervention to prevent escalation of issues;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to take action to reduce the length of time currently being taken at each stage of the policies as set out in paragraph 3.16 in the report; and

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to report disciplinary, grievance and dignity and respect at work data to the Staff Governance Committee on an annual basis.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer which provided an update on the application to date of the revised Managing Discipline, Managing Grievances and Dignity and Respect at Work policies.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the data provided regarding the usage and application of the policies;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to

undertake a deep dive of the data to identify areas, managers and employees who would benefit from additional support and early intervention to prevent escalation of issues;

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to take action to reduce the length of time currently being taken at each stage of the policies as set out in paragraph 3.16 in the report; and

(d)      to instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development to report disciplinary, grievance and dignity and respect at work data to the Staff Governance Committee on an annual basis.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers were looking into designing refresher training for Investigating Officers, but that meantime, they could retake the online course or book into face to face training;

(ii)       in relation to mediation, to note that officers would circulate information to Members and Trade Union Advisers outwith the meeting in relation to how many meetings had been held in person or online; and

(iii)      to approve the recommendations.