Discplinary Process Flashcards
What is the purpose of the disc process
Ensure breach of the coc is managed fairly and in good faith, view to improve conduct. Good faith means
- engage open honest respect
- responsive and communicative
- active/constructive maintain productive r/ship
Who does the initial assessment in potential breach of coc?
appropriate manager with HR guidance
For Categorisation who should be involved if there is potential criminal offending?
The professional conduct team.
What is the summary of the disciplinary process?
- Draft Allegations
- Investigation - initial steps: who will investigate
- Investigation and Investigation Meeting
- Making the decision
- Outcomes
What are the possible pathways?
-No further action: no conduct or performance issues
-Potential misconduct or serious misconduct: refer to HR, if criminal refer to Pol Prof Con
-Performance issue - Manager does this and may go to HR
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For categorisation, under the Disciplinary Process - what is not considered?
- Poor Performance
- One off low level misconduct or mistake - manager deals with it
What are the types of possible outcomes?
NPEC
- No further action
- Performance mgmt
- Employment investigation
- Criminal investigation
What risks are considered when standing down an employee
- risk to health/safety or person and others
- risk of person interfering with invest
- risk of person interfering with Police ops
- seriousness of allegation
Clearly outlining the allegation to the employee is critical to…?
- inform of our concerns
- explain why Police consider conduct unacceptable
- enable them to properly respond to allegations
What are the 2 main outcomes?
- Warning/Final Warning
- Dismissal
What are the principles applying to all empl relationship problems?
- Both act in good faith
- Both use dialogue to try and resolve - use mediation
- Employees can be represented any time
