Personnel Appeals Sub-committee - 31/01/2018

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 31st January, 2018.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Stewart HUNTER

Mark FLYNN

George McIRVINE

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2018 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL

 

It was reported that an appeal against dismissal from an employee of the Neighbourhood Services Department had been submitted.

 

The Sub-Committee heard the Councils representatives and witnesses and, thereafter, the Appellant and his representative.

 

After questions had been put and answers given by both parties to each other and the witnesses and by members of the Sub-Committee, the parties withdrew.

 

Thereafter, following careful consideration of all the information, the Sub-Committee agreed that the grounds of the appeal had been substantiated in part and the appeal be upheld to the extent that the Appellant is to be reinstated to his previous post with a twelve month final opportunity to improve his attendance imposed from 31st January, 2018.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.