Agenda item

The Committee to consider and determine a request for a review of a decision of the Council to dismiss an employee.

(This item contains personal information regarding the appellant, which is exempt from publication by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).

The Committee considered the request to review the decision of the Council to dismiss an employee by way of redundancy.

The Appellant was in attendance at the meeting and represented themselves. The Chair had agreed to deviate from the Council’s policy to allow them to be represented by a family member, however they were unable to attend and the Appellant confirmed that they would present their own case.

Mrs Roberts (Employee Relations Team Manager) and Ms Goodall (Head of Legal, Governance and Partnerships) were in attendance to advise the Committee on policy and procedure only and had taken no part in the original decision.

Also in attendance was Mrs Cook, Clerk to the Committee.

The relevant Head of Service and Employee Relations Adviser presented the case on behalf of the Authority and the Appellant presented their case.

The Committee acknowledged the information put forward by both the Appellant and the Local Authority and considered the supplementary evidence submitted by the Appellant.

The Committee was satisfied that the Council’s policies and procedures had been followed and that the decision to dismiss by way of redundancy was reasonable and proportionate.

Resolved:

That the appeal is dismissed as the Committee was satisfied that the Council’s relevant policies and procedures had been correctly followed and the decision was reasonable and proportionate.