disruptive to other members of staff

Eric Blair made this Freedom of Information request to Liverpool City Council

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From: Eric Blair

17 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

RE: Disclosure of your Reed Managed Services Contract
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Further the disclosure of the above contract, which I understand is
let by yourselves as the principal Council agreeing it.

Can you please provide an electronic copy of any information that
explains how the following formulation of words:

"is found to be disruptive to other members of staff"

contained in this Contract and more fully quoted below.

"If, for any reason, Temporary Workers supplied via the Managing
Agent, are found by the Council, to be unsuitable or incapable of
carrying out the work required, or, is found to be disruptive to
other members of staff, the Managing Agent will be notified to
terminate the placement with immediate effect and supply a suitable
replacement within 24 hours or at a time agreed with the
Originating Officer."

is:

1) Compatible with your own Equal Opportunities policies

2) Compatible with the Equal Opportunity policies set out between
yourselves and Reed Managed Services Contract

and what criteria do such 'Temporary Workers' have to meet to be
defined as: "disruptive to other members of staff"

Please provide any information held by yourselves that explains, in
the context of this Contract, what is meant by the word:

"disruptive"

under employment laws and good practice and how the statutory
requirement that a Temporary Worker not be treated less favourably
than any other worker, such as permanent staff, on
anti-discrimination grounds such as age, religion, race, sex, being
a carer etc can achieved should a Permanent employee versus a
Temporary Worker be considered "disruptive".

Please provide a copy of your policies that cover the issues of
Permanent employees being considered "disruptive" to other members
of staff.

Please advise how I may raise a Complaint with yourselves over the
opinion I have that the above formulation of words is incompatible
with various Equality and Human Rights legislation, as mentioned
on: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com

I understand the Contract is due for renewal, please advise how a
Complaint can be lodged about renewal of such a Contract, which
appears to me to be against anti-discrimination principles.

Yours faithfully,

E Blair

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Liverpool City Council

18 February 2009

Dear Mr. Blair,

FOI REQUEST 52841

Many thanks for your recent communication requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, dated 17/02/2009.

Once your request has been actioned either myself or a colleague will
respond to you.

I should be grateful if you would quote the above FOI Request No in all
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Wendy Twigge
Information Manager

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From: Glanville, Andrea
Liverpool City Council

23 February 2009


Attachment Reeds Contract 230209.pdf
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Dear Mr Blair

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You
have requested copies of all live contracts with Reeds Managed Services;
you also requested copies of any reviews that have been done in relation
to the contracts.

Please find attached a copy of the Reeds Contract; I confirm that to date
we have not done a review of the contract, consequently do not hold any
information.

Please note the the City Council will consider appeals, referrals or
complaints in respect of your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request
under the first stage of the Have Your Say Scheme. You can either
complete a form on-line at our website -
[1]http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/feedback_for... or you can complete
a form at any One Stop Shop or Library. Alternatively, you can write to
us at Liverpool Direct, Freepost, NWW 3400A, Liverpool L1 3ZZ. Your
complaint/appeal/referral will be investigated by a different senior
officer within ten working days.

If you remain dissatisfied you may also apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision about whether the request for information has
been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Information Commissioner's website is [2]www.ico.gov.uk and the postal
address and telephone numbers are:-

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625
545745. Email - [3][email address] (they advise that their email is
not secure)

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.

Regards

Andrea Glanville

Legal Services

Liverpool City Council

Municipal Buildings

Dale Street

Liverpool

L2 2DH

Telephone 0151 225 2709

Fax: 0151 225 2392

email: [4][email address]

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