Sickness Absence Management Policy
19. Redeployment
19.Redeployment
- 19.1.If at any time during the processes in this policy, Occupational Health advice is received which indicates that the employee should be redeployed to another role on a permanent basis, Stage 3 will be initiated, meaning that:
the employee is likely to be served notice of their dismissal from their substantive role based on their length of service
the employee may be temporarily redeployed to adjusted duties within the Council
if the employee is unable to be temporarily redeployed, they will remain off sick during their notice period on full notice pay
where suitable alternative roles become available, employees will be offered a trial period in another role
where an employee is transferred to a lower grade job, they will be transferred to the grade of that job with an associated salary
the employee will be allowed sufficient time, normally 7 working days, to consider the offer, and they will be informed that a refusal may normally result in termination of employment. This will be with Occupational Health advice and will include an agreed trial period in the new role
the maximum length of time for a trial period in another job role would normally be eight weeks. The trial will be reviewed at a meeting with the appropriate line manager of the trial position and an HR Advisor in weeks two, five and eight. These review meetings are likely to cover the following areas:
a review by both parties as to how the trial is going
job performance and progress against targets/the job description
training needs or support required and undertaken
19.2.Notes of the review meetings will be supplied by the line manager. The reviews and trial period will determine the decision as to whether or not the new role is suitable. Where it is clear that the job role is not suitable, the trial may be terminated prior to the end of the agreed period by mutual agreement. Any remaining notice period will be paid by way of pay in lieu of notice.
- 19.1.If at any time during the processes in this policy, Occupational Health advice is received which indicates that the employee should be redeployed to another role on a permanent basis, Stage 3 will be initiated, meaning that:
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