Tackling staff disciplinary and capability issues in the FE sector.

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Tackling staff disciplinary and capability issues in the FE sector.

The aims of the course: To ensure that delegates understand the effective procedures for the effective management of disciplinary and capability issues. To explore the necessary procedures and policies that should be in place. To demonstrate that good management of discipline and weak performance is a mechanism to retain good staff as well as improving those who need support to change the way they work and/or behave. To explore best practice in managing these issues and avoid getting into situations that could lead to claims of unfair dismissal. To help you identify what you CAN do to progress issues and deal with them when it seems so difficult
Programme	-- Maximum Group Size : 30 --
9.30 DISCIPLINARY OR CAPABILITY? How to distinguish which process to follow. Addressing difficult behaviour and tackling staff that will not follow policies and procedures. Case Studies Case studies 11.00 DEALING WITH CAPABILITY Identifying the problem - the informal stage of the capability procedure. Identifying the appropriate improvement programme - when is it fair to use the fast track? Moving into the formal procedure - stages to follow.	13.30 DEALING WITH DISCIPLINARY MATTERS Handling the investigation Gross misconduct and suspension - being fair to staff and protecting students/staff whilst the investigation is carried out. Presenting the facts to the hearing 14.45 HANDLING DISMISSAL in either case Preparing a case for a hearing - the essential facts When is dismissal fair? How to deal with the dismissal of staff and keep the remaining team together.

Reasons to attend. This course explains the fair ways to deal with cases of misconduct and capability and how to decide which it is. In some cases it's a fine line between negligence and incapability - we look at the differences and how to decide which procedure is the right one. The most difficult part of a managers job is to deal with disciplinary issues - the balancing act of being fair to students and staff and sometimes finding it unbelievable that people you know and work with have behaved in a way you wouldn't think possible for them! When a member of staff is trying very hard to do the job but is not getting any better there comes a point when you need to use formal procedures to improve the situation, this course will help you to decide when to enter these procedures and how to put together a support programme to help improvement - before it's too late.

Cost and Reservation This course is offered on an in-house basis

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