Behavioural Standards Guidance (Revised core values) - October 2024
In this section
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scope
- 3. Confidentiality
- 4. Roles and responsibilities
- 5. Acceptable behaviour
- 6. Unacceptable behaviour
- 7. Defining discrimination (direct or indirect), victimisation, bullying, sexual harassment and harassment
- 8. Cyber bullying
- 9. Determining whether unacceptable behaviour is taking place.
- 10. Capability, conduct and positive management
- 11. Learning and Development
- 12. Resolving concerns relating to unacceptable behaviour
- 13. Formal action
- 14. Third party harassment
- 15. Malicious complaints
- 16. Ensuring equality of opportunity
- Appendix 1 - Definitions
- Appendix 2 - Managing Performance
- Appendix 3 - Informal Ways of Resolving Conflict
- Appendix 4 - Managing Conflict
- Appendix 5 - Standards of behaviour key contacts
10. Capability, conduct and positive management
Where concerns regarding work performance arise the Capability Policy ensures that there is a fair and effective process for managing work performance and capability issues.
Where concerns regarding conduct arise the Disciplinary Policy ensures that there is a fair and effective process for managing conduct issues.
Appropriate application of our Capability or Disciplinary policy and procedures by a manager who has a legitimate concern regarding your performance or conduct is not regarded as harassment or bullying. Please refer to Appendix 2 “Positive Management and Bullying”.