Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence, Substitutions, Declarations of Interest and Dispensations Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted from Councillor Paul Cox.
There was no substitute representative for Councillor P. Cox.
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Minutes of Last Meeting Held on 20th March 2018 To submit the Minutes of the meeting of the Management Review Committee held on 20th March 2018 for approval as a correct record. Recommended - That the Minutes be received and approved as a correct record.
Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Management Review Committee held on the 20th March 2018 were submitted for approval as a correct record.
Resolved - That the Minutes be received and approved as a correct record.
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Draft Drugs and Alcohol Policy To present a draft Drugs and Alcohol Policy. Recommended - That the proposed draft Policy be considered and agreed.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Human Resources submitted a report and presented a draft Drugs and Alcohol Policy, as attached in Appendix 1 to the report and informed Members that since the meeting in March further discussions had taken place with Unison.
The outcome of these discussions had resulted in a revised draft policy with the main change of a “last chance” for anyone who is caught attending work with drugs or alcohol in their system above the workplace cut off level, if the person admits to having a problem and can show that they are seeking appropriate support.
The conditions for this were detailed in the revised draft at sections 9.6-9.7.
Unison would agree to the implementation of the proposed drugs and alcohol policy if it was reviewed after a period of 6 months and then possibly at 12 months.
The draft has been amended to include a review after 6 (rather than the previous 12) months. The link to job evaluation had also been removed.
Implementation of the revised Policy would follow a programme of staff briefings to ensure that they understood the changes and were given every opportunity to access support if applicable. Implementation was planned for the start of November.
Resolved - That the Committee considered and agreed the revised Drugs and Alcohol policy.
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