Disciplinary

Summary

A Freedom of Information request was made to the Isle of Man Post Office regarding disciplinary cases over the last four years, specifically focusing on gross misconduct and dismissals. The authority responded by disclosing the total number of cases, the count of gross misconduct incidents, the number of dismissals, and the role responsible for determining sanctions.

Key Facts

• 21 disciplinary cases were held in the last 4 years.
• 15 of these cases were for Gross Misconduct.
• 3 staff members were dismissed for Gross Misconduct during the past 4 years.
• The hearing manager decides the sanction in line with IOMPO business policy.
• The request was received on 20 October 2020 and closed on 12 November 2020.

Data Disclosed

• 21
• 15
• 3
• 2020-10-20
• 2020-11-12
• 1523190
• 4 years

Original Request

How many disciplinary cases have been held in the last 4 years? How many of these were for Gross Misconduct? How many staff have been dismissed for Gross Misconduct during the past 4 years? Who decided if a disciplinary for Gross misconduct resulted in a lower sanction?

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Postal Headquarters Spring Valley Industrial Estate Douglas Isle of Man, 1M2 IAA

Switchboard: +44 (0)1624 698400 Telephone: +44 (0)1624 698402 Fax: +44 (0)1624 698406 Email: foi@iompost.com Web: www.iompost.com

Our ref: 1523190 12 November 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 20 October 2020 and which states:

1 How many disciplinary cases have been held in the last 4 years?
2 How many of these were for Gross Misconduct?
3 How many staff have been dismissed for Gross Misconduct during the past 4 years?
4 Who decided if a disciplinary for Gross misconduct resulted in a lower sanction?"

Our response to your request is as follows:

1 How many disciplinary cases have been held in the last 4 years? 21 2 How many of these were for Gross Misconduct? 15 3 How many staff have been dismissed for Gross Misconduct during the past 4 years? 3 4 Who decided if a disciplinary for Gross misconduct resulted in a lower sanction?

The hearing manager decides the sanction, in line with IOMPO business policy

Please quote the reference number 1523190 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

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An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;

1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or
2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
   In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi. I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely

FOI Co-ordinator