Personnel management
Articles related to personnel management.
Appraisal of a new teacher
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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A teacher comes with glowing references and appraisals from two previous schools, but the principal has concerns.
Asking applicants if they intend having children
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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Can you ask job applicants this type of question?
Appointing a person with a disability
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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You have recently advertised a scale 'A' position. The best applicant in terms of qualifications and experience happens to be a woman in a wheelchair. In order to give her the job, you would need to install three wheelchair ramps. What are the relevant considerations under the Human Rights Act?
Appointing the best person for the job
by Kate Hoyle
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A recent Employment Relations Authority decision highlights the importance for employers of following a fair and transparent process when considering an employee for a promotion. This is an article from Main Mailing, October 2003.
Caretaker's refusal to wear safety equipment
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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What is the responsibility of the employer when a caretaker refuses to wear safety equipment?
Bullying investigation
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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The Education Review Office wants to investigate complaints by staff.
Claim for damages
by Neil Mahoney
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The issues surrounding a claim made as the result of a management restructure.
Dress code for staff
by Gubb and Partners – 2006
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Teachers and parents complain about poor role modelling by a young staff member.
Drug testing
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Can a board of trustees arrange for the drug testing of staff?
Fixed term agreement
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Can an appointment be for a year, or does it have to be a permanent appointment?
Hitting a child
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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Mrs Hardcastle has been a junior teacher for 17 years and runs a good, orderly class. A parent rang you recently, complaining that Mrs Hardcastle sometimes shakes and squeezes her son when he is naughty. When you speak to Mrs Hardcastle, she says she has been doing it for years, saying, "No-one has ever complained about it before and it's not as if I'm hitting the child." Apparently, Sebastian Forbes-Hamilton is quite a handful. What should you do?
Holiday Act 2003
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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The law relating to holidays, bereavement, and sick leave.
Intellectual property and ICT
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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Who owns the resources produced by teachers?
Insurance claim
by Gubb and Partners – 2006
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Over the weekend, a teacher fails to lock up properly, resulting in the administration block being trashed. Who is liable/responsible for the damage?
Loss of management unit
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During a surplus staffing situation, a unit is taken off a staff member without her agreement.
OSH and stress
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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Can a school be prosecuted by OSH for 'stress' in the workplace?
Parent help at a patrol crossing
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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Is the school liable if there is an accident involving a parent helping at a patrol crossing?
Parental complaint of a sexual assault
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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A complaint is received of a sexual assault by a teacher on a student.
Red stamp from a police vet
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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A school has employed a new caretaker, subject to a satisfactory police vet. It has come back with a 'red stamp'.
Policy on employees having own children at the school
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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A Human Rights decision when an applicant was put off by a centre's policy of not enrolling her child.
Policy on employee stress
by Sandia Carley, Finlayson Park School
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A policy to assist you in developing your own school's policy about employee assistance stress in relation to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Probationary agreements
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Under what circumstances can a caretaker be appointed on a probationary basis?
Resignation offered verbally
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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In a heated exchange, a teacher tells the principal, in front of others, that she is resigning.
Sick leave taken after leave without pay declined
by Gubb and Partners – 2006
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A teacher requested leave without pay for the last 3 days of term, in order to begin an overseas holiday and get a cheaper, offpeak flight.
Responsibility after appointment
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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A teacher is appointed to take on specific responsibilities, but after a short time in the job wants to drop those tasks.
Teachers' hours of work
by Gubb and Partners – 2006
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The principal has had complaints from parents about not being able to see teachers after school hours. Can the principal instruct all teachers to be on site at certain hours?
Teachers' driving dispute
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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Two teachers have an accident in the car park.
Teacher–student relationships
by Gubb and Partners – 2003
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Guidelines to use in setting boundaries.
Dismissal of a staff member for illness or incapacity
by Gubb and Partners – 2005
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Does a school have to keep a position open indefinitely for a staff member who is too sick to return in a reasonable period of time?
