Hi Alison
This is advice from the Health and Work Handbook Section 4, its attached;
The following questions may be used to determine fitness to attend a
disciplinary meeting, or engage with the management process leading to such
a meeting:
Does the employee have the ability to understand the allegations
made against them?
Does the employee have the ability to distinguish right from
wrong?
Is the employee able to instruct a friend or representative to
represent their interests?
Does the employee have the ability to understand and follow the
proceedings, if necessary with extra time and a written explanation
Your employer has a responsibility for your duty of care and you have the right to do a dynamic risk assessment based on the facts in front of you so I would be objective and advise that you cannot advise she is fit due to the lack of objective medical/psychiatrist/psychological evidence. Perhaps an OH assessment is then necessary to establish whether there is an underlying issue which is symptomatic of her behaviour - a referral to a psychiatrist may then be appropriate. And why can't you see the psycho-analytical report?
Difficult....
Karen
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Mental Health Assessment
Good afternoon all,
I am due to see a member of staff soon, who is currently under investigation for bullying and harrassment allegations against her.
She was being represented by a union, who have now declared they will no longer be representing her due to her erratic and volatile behaviour. She suffers with paranoia and has regular incidences of rage and there is a query whether she may self-harm.
What she doesn't know is that she has a further allegation against her for the same reason. HR obviously have to move the case on, but feel she is making herself unemployable by her behaviour. a dignity at work investigation is also pending.
A psycho-analytical report has made, but i am not privvy to it HR want to know from me whether this person is fit to attend the investigation.
My question to you all is:
We all conduct basic mental health assessments using basic psychological assessments and HADs for common mental health problems; but are there any better questionaires/assessment tools that i could use to assess this person.
Also, I have been advised by the union rep not to see this person alone but i work remotely in an office away from my OH colleagues. Work have offered an admin person to be with me. Is this appropriate? should an OHP be doing this sort of assessment?
Your help/advice/assessment tools will be gratefully received.
Thanks
Alison Morrow
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