Acting Up and Honoraria Policy - October 2024

Ending the acting up / temporary additional responsibilities

The employee should be fully supported, and their performance regularly reviewed, whilst undertaking additional duties. Additional training and support may be required during the acting up period. If concerns regarding performance do arise then these should be discussed before the decision is taken to end the acting up / temporary additional responsibilities arrangement.

If a post that has been covered by acting up arrangements is advertised and the employee who has been covering the role is the successful applicant, the period of acting up will be considered when agreeing the spinal column point, they will be paid on.

When the arrangement is ended, at least one week’s notice should be given, and a further change of circumstance form must be completed by the manager to ensure that payment for acting up/additional duties is ended. Settling back into their original role can be difficult for an employee and managers need to be sensitive to potential concerns in this respect. Employees who have acted up into a role have no automatic right to it on a more permanent basis.

However, employees who have acted up/taken on additional responsibilities who are not subsequently appointed to a higher graded post following competitive interviews must receive constructive feedback as to why they were not successful.

This is with the exception of acting up arrangements due to health & safety and/or minimum staffing requirements which can be reviewed daily by the operating manager.