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During the year to 30 June 2007 theMerit Protection Boards for the teachingservice received a total of 140 appeals andgrievances including 29 promotion grievances,one incapacity appeal and 110 personalgrievances. Of the 69 grievances heard, 30(43 per cent) were upheld.Promotion grievances received for this yeardeclined from 41 to 29 and, of the 13 heard,38 per cent were upheld. There were 110personal grievances received, comparedwith 121 for the previous year and, of the 55heard, 44 per cent were upheld, which is adecrease in the number upheld comparedwith the previous year. While there wasa wide range of issues raised in personalgrievances, the majority were concerned withthe rejection of applications from teacherswith compassionate transfer status and fromexcess teachers referred to vacancies. Othermatters related to leave, especially the refusalto grant long-service leave and leavewithout pay.Public sectorThere were 37 grievances received frompublic servants and SSOs compared with84 for the previous year. These comprise25 from SSOs and 12 from public servants.SSOs lodged one selection grievance and 24personal grievances compared to 62 personalgrievances last year when SSOs had theopportunity to seek reclassifi cation withoutadvertisement arising from the VictorianGovernment Schools – School ServicesOffi cers Agreement 2004. Public servantslodged three promotion and nine personalgrievances, which is almost the same numberand type of grievances as received in theprevious year. Of the 37 grievances receivedfrom both the VPS and SSOs, 12 were heard,six (50 per cent) of which were upheld.Breakdown of personal grievances received fromthe VPS and SSOs, July 2006 – June 2007Salary andallowances 30%Leave 9%Work conditions 61%Public sector – appeals and grievances, 2006–07Category Received Upheld Disallowed Withdrawn Pending Lapsed ConciliatedM F M F M F M F M F M F M FSSO staffSelection – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – –Discipline – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Personal 3 21 – 5 1 3 2 6 – 2 – 1 – 4Total SSO 3 22 – 5 1 3 2 7 – 2 – 1 – 4VPS staffPromotion 1 2 – 1 – 1 – – – – 1 – – –Discipline – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Personal 1 8 – – – 1 1 – – 1 – 6 – –Total VPS 2 10 – 1 – 2 1 – – 1 1 6 – –Total VPS and SSO 5 32 – 6 1 5 3 7 – 3 1 7 – 4Appendices133