The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 461 Felixstowe Fire Station Surplus Equipment Sale
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Conclusion of Grievance hearing Officers Mess Lowestoft 12th February 1999 1800 hrs .
The hearing was about 30 minutes in length during which Y stated his case and was asked questions by DO. C. Hodge. This included specification of the legal status of the contract made between Y and ADO Fuller 25th September 1998.
DO. C Hodge told Y that he did not believe he had a proper formal contract that could be applied to the temporary promotion situation.
He also told Y that his legal status document was invalid and not relevant.
After discussion of Y’s grievance DO. C. Hodge asked Y and his representative to leave the Officers Mess so that he and T/ADO Saward could come to a decision.
On leaving the Officers Mess Y and his representative slithered off through the Station Canteen to the Officers Mess back door to listen to what DO. C. Hodge and T/ADO Saward were discussing.
It quickly became apparent that DO. C. Hodge would not be upholding Y’s grievance. This was despite the fact that he acknowledged that it should be, as a result of ADO Fullers contract and the rights expressed by Y during the grievance. DO. C. Hodge made several references to the Deputy and inferred that he was ordered to reject Y’s grievance out of support for T/ADO Saward and to remove Firefighter Y from the position of Temporary promotion. Whilst not particularly keen to do this he said that the grievance could be moved up the command and somebody else could sort it out. Asked by T/ADO Saward as to what he was going to tell Y he said, “I’ll just say I uphold your original decision and will give reasons later, after I have had chance to brief the Dep and he has told me what to write.”
And so it was when Y was called back into the Officers Mess.
Conclusion of Grievance hearing Officers Mess Lowestoft 12th February 1999 1800 hrs .
The hearing was about 30 minutes in length during which Y stated his case and was asked questions by DO. C. Hodge. This included specification of the legal status of the contract made between Y and ADO Fuller 25th September 1998.
DO. C Hodge told Y that he did not believe he had a proper formal contract that could be applied to the temporary promotion situation.
He also told Y that his legal status document was invalid and not relevant.
After discussion of Y’s grievance DO. C. Hodge asked Y and his representative to leave the Officers Mess so that he and T/ADO Saward could come to a decision.
On leaving the Officers Mess Y and his representative slithered off through the Station Canteen to the Officers Mess back door to listen to what DO. C. Hodge and T/ADO Saward were discussing.
It quickly became apparent that DO. C. Hodge would not be upholding Y’s grievance. This was despite the fact that he acknowledged that it should be, as a result of ADO Fullers contract and the rights expressed by Y during the grievance. DO. C. Hodge made several references to the Deputy and inferred that he was ordered to reject Y’s grievance out of support for T/ADO Saward and to remove Firefighter Y from the position of Temporary promotion. Whilst not particularly keen to do this he said that the grievance could be moved up the command and somebody else could sort it out. Asked by T/ADO Saward as to what he was going to tell Y he said, “I’ll just say I uphold your original decision and will give reasons later, after I have had chance to brief the Dep and he has told me what to write.”
And so it was when Y was called back into the Officers Mess.
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