STAFF GRIEVANCES & WELFARE COMMITTEE
staffgrievance@tagoredch.in
OBJECTIVES
- The purpose of creating the SGWC is for facilitating all staff members to seek redress of their grievances.
- The Staff Grievance Procedure is designed to provide a fair and equitable resolution for concerns that are not resolved amicably among the staff.
- The Grievance Policy and Procedure aims to resolve problems arising from internal working relationships and sets out the process for dealing with such problems.
- It enables individuals to raise issues with management about their work, their superior, or colleagues actions that affect them.
- The Grievance Policy and Procedure is also used to raise and address issues in relation to harassment and victimization.
STATEMENT OF RIGHTS:
- All eligible institutions’ staff members have the right, and are encouraged, to use the Staff Grievance Procedure to address unresolved work-related issues.
- All grievances are treated confidentially when required. In the event that it is necessary to consult with other individuals in order to obtain information pertinent to the grievance, the grievant and respondent will be notified.
- The grievant, respondent, and panelists when constituted will have access to all information pertinent to the grievance.
- All participants are permitted a reasonable amount of time for the grievance process.
- No staff member will be reprimanded, harassed, retaliated against, discriminated against, or adversely treated for using or participating in the Staff Grievance Procedure.
ROLE OF SGW COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
The committee members receive grievance from faculty or staff of the institution. They also receive welfare requests from the staff or faculties. They then meet to analyze the type of grievance and do the needful to neutralize the grievances through amicable settlements. If it is an issue that requires the involvement or sanctions from the management, then it is presented to the concerned authorities. The decision of the management is then conveyed to the grievant and actions taken regarding the matter to settle the issue. If the higher authority requires a meeting with the grievant, then a meeting with the authority and the grievant is arranged. The issue raised and the matters settled are recorded and communicated as required.
GENERAL RULES
- Regular process of appointments, resignations, salaries, promotions etc. will be only partly under the purview of and administration of the staff grievance committee.
- The aggrieved staff shall approach the staff grievance committee for any grievances that are not resolved among themselves or through the head of the department.
- A grievant must be a permanent staff of this institution when he or she initiates the grievance procedure.
- At the time of appointment all the faculties and staff will be told about the grievance procedures of this institution.
- The members of the grievances committee shall receive grievances directly from the grievant or those directed through the principal.
STAFF GRIEVANCES:
- Faculty/Staff grievances are classified into two main types for administrative reasons.
- Decision taken at management level such as those connected with appointment, salaries, promotion, resignation, etc.
- Decisions take at the principals level such as those concerned with matters such as duties, academic freedom, leave, working hours, permissions, incentives, reimbursements, working conditions, gender bias, religion, caste, disability, recreation facilities, dining facilities, transport, department requirements, etc..
STAFF GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE
MEMBER LIST
Name |
Members |
Mr. Manikandan |
Management Representative |
Dr. C. J. Venkatakrishnan |
Chairperson |
Dr. K. Balaji |
Member |
Dr. P. Sai Krishna |
Member |
Dr. G.S. Ashokan |
Member |
Dr. C. Charanya |
Member/File – In Charge |
Mr. Senthil |
Non – Teaching staff Member |
Mrs. Sunitha |
Non – Teaching staff Member |