A matter personal to a member of staff that is being considered by a meeting of Council is subject to SO11.
Subject to the Council's policy regarding absences from work, the Council's most senior member of staff shall notify the Chair or, if he is not available, the vice-Chair of absence occasioned by illness or other reason and that person shall report such absence to Council
The Chair or in his absence, the vice-Chair shall upon a resolution conduct a review of the performance and annual appraisal of the work of [the member of staff's job title]. The reviews and appraisal shall be reported in writing and are subject to approval by resolution by the Council.
Subject to the Council’s policy regarding the handling of grievance matters, the Council’s most senior member of staff (or other members of staff) shall contact the Chair or his absence, the vice-Chair in respect of an informal or formal grievance matter, and this matter shall be reported back and progressed by resolution of the Council.
Subject to the Council's policy regarding the handling of grievance matters, if an informal or formal grievance matter raised by [the member of staff's job title] relates to the Chair or vice-Chair of the Council, this shall be communicated to another member of the Council, which shall be reported back and progressed by resolution of the Council.
Any persons responsible for all or part of the management of staff shall treat as confidential the written records of all meetings relating to their performance, capabilities, grievance or disciplinary matters.
In accordance with SO11.1, persons with line management responsibilities shall have access to staff records referred to in SO19.6
