This Letter Was Acknowledged by NAME, JOB TITLE on DATE

DRAFT

Dear

Appeal Hearing

Thank you for your letter of DATE indicating that you wish to appeal against the STATE LEVEL of WARNING given to you on DATE.

This letter was acknowledged by NAME, JOB TITLE on DATE.

The appeal hearing will take place on DATE at TIME in BUILDING.

You are entitled to be represented and/or accompanied by a friend, colleague or trades union representative who will, normally, be an employee of the University of Edinburgh. Please note that room X will be available for the use of you and your representative from half an hour before the start of the hearing.

In accordance with the University’s procedures the appeal will be heard by a Panel consisting of three members of the University staff nominated by the Director of Human Resources. In this instance, the Panel will be chaired by NAME, JOB TITLE, NAME, JOB TITLE and NAME, JOB TITLE. The Panel’s remit is to determine whether to uphold or reject your appeal. They may also modify the disciplinary action which has been taken.

The Appeal Hearing will take the following form:

The Chair of the Panel will introduce those present.

You (or you representative) will be asked to verbally state why, on the evidence available, the decision to give you a STATE LEVEL OF WARNING was wrong.

The management representatives will then have to opportunity to ask you questions in order to clarify matters.

The Panel will then have to opportunity to ask you questions in order to clarify matters.

The management representatives will be asked to verbally state why, on the evidence available, the decision to give you a STATELEVEL OF WARNING was correct.

You (or you representative) will then have to opportunity to ask questions in order to clarify matters.

The Panel will then have to opportunity to ask you questions in order to clarify matters.

A ten to fifteen minute adjournment may take place to allow both parties time to prepare to sum up.

You will then be asked to sum up

The management representatives will be asked to sum up.

The hearing will then be adjourned to allow the Panel to make a decision which will be reported to the Director of Human Resources. You will be informed of the outcome within fourteen days of the hearing.

The management representatives will be NAME, JOB TITLE and NAME, JOB TITLE.

Please let me have a written statement indicating the grounds for your appeal plus any further documents you wish to produce and any witnesses you would wish to be present by 5pm on DATE.

Please also let me know if it is your intention to be represented or accompanied and if so, by whom by 5pm on the date.

I will ensure that all parties concerned will receive all papers which are to be considered by the panel seven days before the date of the hearing.

Yours sincerely

NAME

Secretary to Appeal Panel