Staff grievances (FOI)

​Request

I would be grateful if the following questions were answered using figures from the previous 12 months please:

A

How many States employees took out a grievance at work within the last year?

B

How many of these employees stopped working but were still paid whilst their grievance was investigated?

C

How much would their combined salaries be?

D

How many of these grievances were upheld?

E

How many people deal with grievances within the States?

Response

A

17 grievances were raised during the period between 17 October 2016 to 17 October 2017

B

Two employees stopped work but were still payed whilst their grievance was investigated

C

The combined salary for the period of absence was £7,836.24

D

Of the 17 cases, three were upheld

E

Managers, Human Resources Business Partners and Employee Representatives deal with grievances at the informal resolution stage. If a grievance progresses to formal investigation, a Case Manager will manage the individual case and two investigating officers will be appointed to investigate the grievance. A Hearing panel will hear the grievance.