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Here are my initial thoughts on how a resolution committee could work.
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''This was developed over several years and finally agreed to at a staff meeting on [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2009-September/000773.html September 4, 2009].''
These are off the top of my head, may be incomplete, and I reserve the
 
right to change my mind on all this.
 
 
 
1. A resolution committee (RC) is composed of members of the staff
 
collective selected by the Human Resources committee (HR) when a problem
 
or group of related problems involving a staff member arises and
 
reach(es) a critical level.
 
 
 
(I think we should add something about the membership of the RC: it should
 
have a mix of people: those most involved in the situation, plus one or two
 
members from outside the situation. -- Shawn)
 
 
 
1a. The procedure for establishing a Resolution Committee:
 
* HR committee recommends that a Resolution Committee be set up and suggests the committee's make-up; HR also suggests the scope of the Resolution Committee.
 
* The staff collective discusses these recommendations and approves them or something.
 
 
 
2. An RC is always created within the framework of the current grievance
 
and discipline policy as agreed to by the staff collective. This policy
 
is not outlined here, but must be followed by the RC. (This would
 
include documentation of incidents, warnings, meeting professional
 
goals, etc.)
 
 
 
3. An RC is charged with the task of resolving the problem(s). The RC's
 
first duty is to specify the scope of the problem(s) and communicate
 
that to the staff collective and any others are likely to be directly
 
affected by the problem. The staff collective should raise any concerns,
 
including changes in scope and the appropriateness of the RC's formation
 
at the first available opportunity. The staff collective may require the
 
HR to dissolve the RC, re-form it, or adjust its scope.
 
 
 
4. An RC is empowered to communicate with all other groups, committees,  
 
and individuals at Free Geek for the purpose of investigating the
 
problems within its defined scope.
 
 
 
5. An RC must propose a recommended strategy for resolving the problem
 
as quickly as possible and in the best interests of Free Geek as a
 
whole. This strategy should be outlined in specific steps that can be
 
implemented to address the problem.
 
 
 
6. The RC may put items on agendas of any group at Free Geek in order to
 
bring the problem(s) to resolution. These items should be dealt with by
 
those groups as items with a high degree of importance.
 
 
 
7. An RC may recommend to the staff collective that a staff member be
 
terminated. In this case, the reason for termination must be
 
specifically described and the decision must be considered by the whole
 
staff collective. The person under consideration for termination must be
 
able to speak, but is not allowed to block the decision of the larger
 
group. The person under consideration for termination may choose a
 
representative, either a third party or another member of the staff
 
collective to speak on his or her behalf as well.
 
 
 
8. An RC must report on its findings in writing to the staff collective
 
and any others are likely to be directly affected by the problem.
 
 
 
9. An RC is automatically dissolved when its recommended strategy is
 
proposed, items have been placed on the appropriate groups' agendas, and
 
its written report has been provided to the staff collective.
 
 
 
(What if the issue happens again? New RC?  Perhaps it dissolves after a set
 
amount of time? -- Shawn)
 
  
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# A resolution committee (RC) is composed of members of the staff collective selected by the Human Resources committee (HR) when a problem or group of related problems involving a staff member arises and reach(es) a critical level.
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#* The procedure for establishing a Resolution Committee:
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#** HR committee recommends that a Resolution Committee be set up and suggests the committee's make-up; HR also suggests the scope of the Resolution Committee.
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#** The staff collective discusses, and approves, these recommendations.
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# An RC is always created within the framework of any current grievance and [[Staff Discipline Policy|discipline policy]] as agreed to by the staff collective. This policy is not outlined here, but must be followed by the RC. (This would include documentation of incidents, warnings, meeting professional goals, etc.)
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# An RC is charged with the task of resolving the problem(s). The RC's first duty is to specify the scope of the problem(s) and communicate that to the staff collective and any others are likely to be directly affected by the problem. The staff collective should raise any concerns, including changes in scope and the appropriateness of the RC's formation at the first available opportunity. The staff collective may require the HR committee to dissolve the RC, re-form it, or adjust its scope.
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# An RC is empowered to communicate with all other groups, committees, and individuals at Free Geek for the purpose of investigating the problems within its defined scope.
 +
# An RC must propose a recommended strategy for resolving the problem as quickly as possible and in the best interests of Free Geek as a whole. This strategy should be outlined in specific steps that can be implemented to address the problem.
 +
# The RC may put items on agendas of any group at Free Geek in order to bring the problem(s) to resolution. These items should be dealt with by those groups as items with a high degree of importance.
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# An RC may recommend to the staff collective that a staff member be terminated, removed from the collective, and/or change his/her employment status at Free Geek. In the case of termination, the reason for termination must be specifically described and the decision must be considered by the whole staff collective. The person under consideration for termination must be able to speak, but is not allowed to block the decision of the larger group. The person under consideration for termination may choose a representative, either a third party or another member of the staff collective to speak on his or her behalf as well.
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# An RC must report on its findings in writing to the staff collective and any others are likely to be directly affected by the problem.
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# An RC is automatically dissolved when its recommended strategy is proposed, items have been placed on the appropriate groups' agendas, and its written report has been provided to the staff collective.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 20 July 2011

Resolution Committee: Defines resolution committee
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This was developed over several years and finally agreed to at a staff meeting on September 4, 2009.

  1. A resolution committee (RC) is composed of members of the staff collective selected by the Human Resources committee (HR) when a problem or group of related problems involving a staff member arises and reach(es) a critical level.
    • The procedure for establishing a Resolution Committee:
      • HR committee recommends that a Resolution Committee be set up and suggests the committee's make-up; HR also suggests the scope of the Resolution Committee.
      • The staff collective discusses, and approves, these recommendations.
  2. An RC is always created within the framework of any current grievance and discipline policy as agreed to by the staff collective. This policy is not outlined here, but must be followed by the RC. (This would include documentation of incidents, warnings, meeting professional goals, etc.)
  3. An RC is charged with the task of resolving the problem(s). The RC's first duty is to specify the scope of the problem(s) and communicate that to the staff collective and any others are likely to be directly affected by the problem. The staff collective should raise any concerns, including changes in scope and the appropriateness of the RC's formation at the first available opportunity. The staff collective may require the HR committee to dissolve the RC, re-form it, or adjust its scope.
  4. An RC is empowered to communicate with all other groups, committees, and individuals at Free Geek for the purpose of investigating the problems within its defined scope.
  5. An RC must propose a recommended strategy for resolving the problem as quickly as possible and in the best interests of Free Geek as a whole. This strategy should be outlined in specific steps that can be implemented to address the problem.
  6. The RC may put items on agendas of any group at Free Geek in order to bring the problem(s) to resolution. These items should be dealt with by those groups as items with a high degree of importance.
  7. An RC may recommend to the staff collective that a staff member be terminated, removed from the collective, and/or change his/her employment status at Free Geek. In the case of termination, the reason for termination must be specifically described and the decision must be considered by the whole staff collective. The person under consideration for termination must be able to speak, but is not allowed to block the decision of the larger group. The person under consideration for termination may choose a representative, either a third party or another member of the staff collective to speak on his or her behalf as well.
  8. An RC must report on its findings in writing to the staff collective and any others are likely to be directly affected by the problem.
  9. An RC is automatically dissolved when its recommended strategy is proposed, items have been placed on the appropriate groups' agendas, and its written report has been provided to the staff collective.