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6.3 The employee’s appeal should be received by the Trust within 14 days afternotification of the decision.7. APPEAL MEETING7.1 An appeal meeting will normally be held with the employee within 5 weeks ofreceipt of the appeal. (see appendix 4) . The employee must take all reasonablesteps to attend the appeal meeting. The employee will have the right to beaccompanied at the appeal meeting by a work colleague only.7.2 The Appeal Panel will consist of two Board Members supported by a HumanResources Manager.7.3 Following the appeal meeting, the Trust will notify the employee of its decisionwithin 14 days of the date of the meeting.7.4 All notices will be dated.7.5 In exceptional circumstances, if it is not possible to hold an appeal meeting withthe employee within the timescales referred to in paragraph 6.1, the Trust willconsider the employee’s appeal without holding an appeal meeting. In thesecircumstances, the Trust will consider any representations made by theemployee in relation to their appeal. The Trust will notify the employee of itsdecision as soon as is reasonably practicable after consideration of their appeal.7.6 If the Trust’s decision is to uphold the employee’s appeal, the employee will begiven written notice of this decision as follows:(a)(b)Where the decision is that the employee’s employment will continueindefinitely, the written notice will confirm this.Where the decision is that the employee’s employment will continue for astated period, the written notice will confirm this and will specify the lengthof the period or the date on which the employee’s employment will end.7.7 If the Trust’s decision is to refuse the employee’s appeal and not to permit theemployee to continue working at all, the written notice will confirm that the Trustwishes the employee to retire and the date on which the employee’s dismissalshall take effect. (see appendix 5 ). The employee will have no further right ofappeal.7.8 If the Trust’s decision is to refuse an appeal made under paragraph 7.1(b) above,the written notice will confirm the length of the period that the employee’semployment will continue.7.9 The process of giving at least 6 months notice of retirement and notifying theemployee of the right to request to continue working must be repeated eachtime an employee extends their employment beyond the NRA.West London Mental Health NHS Trust________________________________________________________Policy R7 Date of Issue: September 2006May be disclosed to patients6
8. ISSUES TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERINGA REQUEST TO CONTINUE WORKING8.1 The Trust recognises that some employees may wish to request to work beyondthe NRA. Such requests will be given serious consideration as per section 5 ofthis policy and provide the outline reasons for the decision. The following issuesshould be considered before a decision is made;(a) Operational and/or financial impact.(b) Performance and safety.The main age-related concerns, performance and safety, are best assessed bythe staff member’s line manager. If any concerns arise that may be health-relatedthen, as with all other staff, the manager or the individual involved should refer tooccupational health in the usual way. Staff over the age of 65 should not betreated any differently from any other member of staff, and will not need to beassessed by occupational health in order to have their employment extendedor renewed.(c) Current level of job performance.(d) The organisational impact particularly in relation to the opportunities tochange the way the service is delivered and the impact on succession andpromotional opportunities. Should employees have particular expertise orskills which are vital to the organisation a plan should be agreed to ensuremanagement and transfer of this intellectual capital.9. PENSION INFORMATION9.1 All new entrants to the Trust should be given details of the relevant PensionScheme on or before commencement and should be actively encouraged to jointhe scheme.9.2 On going information should be readily available and all staff should be awarehow to access such information either from Payroll or Personnel as appropriate.9.3 Significant changes/developments affecting members of the scheme will benotified to all concerned by means of the Trust’s internal communicationssystem.10. PREPARATION FOR RETIREMENT10.1 The Trust will provide a 2 day retirement courses to which all staffcontemplating retirement within 2 years should be invited.10.2 HR will produce monthly reports of staff aged 64 and over and circulate toWest London Mental Health NHS Trust________________________________________________________Policy R7 Date of Issue: September 2006May be disclosed to patients7
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