Employment Relations Motions

Created on: 29 May 2023 | Last modified: 09 Jun 2023


Motions

Resolutions

49. East Dunbartonshire Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to conduct a member survey to investigate the impact that pupils dysregulated behaviour is having on teacher wellbeing, and also to look at the current supports and strategies in place in Local Authorities."

 Carried

50. Midlothian Local Association

"This AGM instructs Council to advise members to report any incident of abuse, including verbal, physical and/or emotional, to the police as well as utilising any local reporting procedures."

 Carried

51. Edinburgh and Glasgow Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on:

  1. The extent to which schools are using social media such as Twitter as a method of communication to parents.
  2. The pressures felt by teachers from employers and/or SLT to use social media, such as Twitter, to communicate with parents and/or young people.
  3. The amount of time spent by colleagues updating such social media platforms and if this is included in the Work Time Agreement.
  4. If devices are provided by employers to allow this to happen.

AGM further instructs Council, based on this investigation, to produce advice and guidance."

 Carried

52. Edinburgh Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on how Access to Work has been used to support members in returning to, or remaining in, work.

Based on the findings of that report, to raise awareness of Access to Work amongst members, and LA Secretaries, and disseminate examples of good practice."

 Carried 

53. Edinburgh Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to provide annual training to LA Secretaries and Benevolent Fund Correspondents on the range of benefits for which members who are on low pay, or no pay may be eligible, and should changes to the benefits' systems occur during the yearly timespan for training, that a booklet containing that new information be produced and circulated to LA Secretaries and Benevolent Fund Correspondents."

 Carried