Employees have the right to work in an environment which promotes dignity and respect, and a culture which is safe, healthy, fair, and aligned with the Council’s Guiding Principles. Our Dignity and Respect policy was revised in March 2022 and aims to ensure that our workplace is free from inappropriate behaviour such as bullying, harassment, discrimination, or abuse. All Managers should work to create and sustain this working environment and must complete this eLearning module, refreshing their knowledge and understanding as any changes are implemented.
As a manager responsible for applying this policy, its provisions and those of the accompanying Procedure and Guidance, and for managing dignity and respect issues raised by their employees, it is essential that you complete this training prior to or upon appointment to your managerial role.
It is expected that you update your knowledge and understanding of this policy upon any changes to it as per the policy review cycle.
The Managing Discipline, Dignity and Respect at Work, Managing Grievances policies and procedures, and the Handling Allegations Against School Staff procedure may require an investigation to be conducted when dealing with allegations against employees. As such an investigation that is fair to all parties may be required to unearth the required evidence to allow a sound judgement to be made.
The Investigations procedure, which was implemented in March 2022, provides guidance on how this process should be carried out and the documentation that requires completion.
It is expected that you update your knowledge and understanding of this procedure upon any changes to it as per the policy review cycle.
For the Council to operate smoothly and efficiently, acceptable standards of conduct and behaviour at work are required at all times. To support this the Managing Discipline policy, which was revised in March 2022, provides a framework and an accompanying procedure to ensure that matters are addressed in a fair and consistent way.
As a manager responsible for ensuring that the Managing Discipline policy is implemented in a fair and consistent manner it is essential that you complete this training prior to or upon appointment to your managerial role.
It is expected that you update your knowledge and understanding of this policy upon any changes to it as per the policy review cycle.
While the Council aims to have a positive workplace culture there may be occasions where an employee considers this not to be the case. The Managing Grievance policy, which was revised in March 2022, provides a framework and process that gives employees an opportunity to air these concerns in a safe and confidential manner. This training will provide managers with the understanding of the various types of grievance they may receive, what is not a grievance and what the process is to deal with those that are. It will
As a manager responsible for applying this policy, its provisions and those of the accompanying Procedure and Guidance, and for managing grievances raised by their employees, it is essential that you complete this training prior to or upon appointment to your managerial role.
It is expected that you update your knowledge and understanding of this policy upon any changes to it as per the policy review cycle.
This interactive eLearning will equip you with the knowledge and tools to meet those responsibilities confidently and effectively. You'll also be signposted to a range of policies, processes and useful contacts. This eLearning module takes roughly 30 minutes to complete.
This module, developed by the NHS, is designed to help you to be better able to support the mental health of employees and to encourage good practice in promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. We recommend all managers complete this module and refresh their learning on a regular basis.
This course is for managers/employees who recruit within Aberdeen City Council and will be taking part in the recruitment and selection process. This course covers requesting approval for a vacancy, advertising, selection, interviewing and onboarding your preferred candidate. If you are the Chair of the recruitment Panel you must have undertaken this training prior to commencing the process, and we also recommend all other Panel members undertake the training.
There is a requirement for staff to refresh this course every 3 years.
This course is for ACC staff only.
If you wish to attend, enrol on this course and sign up to one of the available training events.