Monday 24 September 2007

Problem 6: Dealing with an improperly applied suspension and disciplinary procedures

As Deputy Vice Chancellor (Deputy Director), Director of Staffing, you are alerted to the fact that between 21 Oct 1998 and 30 Oct 1998, irregularities and unfairness are occuring in the treatment of a fellow member of staff; in particular in the way a suspension and disciplinary action is allowed to proceed, and is proceeding against a senior academic for their allegedly being 'absent without authority' on a working trip between 12-16 Oct 1998, and in spite of Personnel's awareness of the fact that the member of staff is already being treated unfairly and is being victimised.
Do you:

a) seek to protect the senior academic from further harm in whatever way seems appropriate

b) seek to rectify the situation immediately

c) set up a 'hearing within a hearing'

d) adopt the ostrich position

e) take pleasure in seeing how things pan out?

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