Decision - Proposed New Grievance and Disputes Procedure

1)            That the Committee agrees to adopt a new Grievance Procedure and a separate Disputes Procedure (attached at Appendix 1 and 2), which have been jointly agreed with GMB and Unison.

2)            That the Committee notes that further training for managers will be provided to help equip them to implement the new Procedures appropriately.

3)            That the Committee notes the operation of the new procedures will be reviewed twelve months after their implementation to ensure that timescales and the process for dealing with disputes has improved and is appropriate for the organisation.

4)            That in addition,  the Committee notes that there will be a joint review with the unions after 6 months on the effectiveness of the provision to make a reasonable request to change the hearing manager at Stage 2 of the grievance process (Appendix 1 para 8.5)

5)            That the Committee delegates authority to the Chief Executive to take the steps necessary to implement these recommendations.