WITNO0340110
WITNO0340110
AWU
The communications union
To:
Re: [insert member's name] - Invitation to Fact Finding Interview
I understand that you have written to [ingeHtiname] on [date] inviting ae to attend a fact
finding interview regarding a loss of [ar 1 int] that occurred on [date
As you will be aware, the correct procedure to deal with such losses is the Losses and Gains Procedure,
which is not only agreed with the CWU; it is also contractual, being part of the Crown Office Staffing
Agreement (COSA). Please find enclosed a copy of the Losses & Gains Procedure for your reference.
Martin Rouse, former Regional Manager, committed at a recent meeting with the Union to ensuring that all
managers use the collectively agreed Losses and Gains Procedure as “their first port of call”. As fact finding
interviews are not part of the Losses & Gains Procedure, and are a tool proper to the Conduct Code, it
would appear that you are incorrectly using the Conduct Code.
I must make it clear that on behalf of our member I fundamentally object to the inappropriate use of the
Conduct Code instead of the agreed Losses & Gains Procedure and would therefore urge you to reconsider
the path that you are taking. I would be grateful if you could confirm as a matter of urgency that you will be
cancelling the interview and instead, that the Losses & Gains Procedure will be used.
If, despite this letter, you go ahead with the fact finding interview please note that I will be supporting our
member throughout this matter including any necessary Appeal. I will naturally be attending the Fact
Finding where I will make it clear that you are acting outside of the agreed procedures. Furthermore I will
be encouraging our member to lodge a formal grievance against the inappropriate use of the Conduct
Code.
In view of the above, I look forward to your confirmation that the fact finding interview will not go ahead.
Yours sincerely
Enc