Agenda item

The Panel considered an appeal against dismissal on the grounds of redundancy under the Council’s Supporting Transformation (Management of Change) policy.

The Hearing Manager attended the meeting to present the management case, together with an HR Advisor. Management also called and questioned a witness. The appellant attended the hearing and was accompanied by their union representative and they also called and questioned a witness.  A HR Manager was also in attendance to provide HR advice to the Panel.

The Panel considered all the evidence presented by both parties in the agenda papers and verbally at the meeting and having considered all the available information, the Panel:

Resolved:  That the appeal be upheld.

Reason:  The Panel concluded that the selection process and criteria was unfair and that the pool from which to select the employee for redundancy should be reviewed.