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CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE
This Change Management Policy and Procedure contains guidance to managers and staff who are involved in the development and implementation of changes in working arrangements and practices and managing redundancy, including the ending of fixed term employment contracts. The information in the document is set out as follows:
Introduction

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Purpose of procedure and overview
Section A: Managing minor change
Section B: Managing change due to organisational restructure
Stage 1 Management Planning – Pre Consultation
Stage 2 Staff consultation
Stage 3 Decision to proceed
Redeployment; Suitable and Alternative Employment;
Training; Trial period and Severance
Stage 4 Notice of redundancy …show more content…

Managers should seek advice from their local Human Resources representative when reviewing minor changes that will have an impact on their staff. Proposed changes to line management should also be discussed with HR, ideally prior to consultation commencing, to identify if Sections A or B of this procedure should be used.

Revised July 09

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Section B: Managing change due to organisational restructure
Where it is proposed necessary to restructure a department or section then the following stages will be followed.
Stage 1 – Management Planning – Pre-consultation
Managers considering organisational change that may impact on staff must gather information to support the need for change and prepare a business case with input from
Human Resources. An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) should be conducted to consider the impact of the proposed change on staff that fall within the Discrimination legislation in particular race, gender and disability.
The business case will contain the following details:
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Details of the current position including staffing structure;
The need for change and the rationale behind the change;
The impact of not changing;
The options that have been considered;
The proposals for change (including the proposed staffing structure and how it will
operate

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