3 February (Part 2) - Remind you of anything?
Last week’s General Purposes Committee meeting had an interesting piece
hidden away at the back. It was the discipline procedure for staff. There were
30 serious offences. This was No. 19.
That seems remarkably similar to “conferring a financial or other material benefit” for which Councillors
have recently been found guilty of Misconduct and asked not to do it again.
But being a Conservative Councillor entitles one to a degree of protection from Conservative
colleagues. Offence number 19 apples only to staff. And what is the penalty for
staff under any one of those 30 sins? “Normally dismissal without notice.”
One rule for them…