This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Now That's Loyalty!

At the Vincent Council Meeting tonight (Tuesday 25th February) there was a great turnout of staff in support of a petition, signed by 138 of them, asking Council to reconsider its decision not to renew CEO, John Giorgi's, contract.

The City of Vincent has 192 staff, according to the 2012-2013 Annual Report. That's a staggering 72% who signed the petition - higher if you allow for those on leave or otherwise unavailable to sign.

That type of loyalty has to be earned over a long period of time - and has to have a much stronger basis than simply 'he's the boss'.

From talking with some of the staff outside the meeting, I was left in no doubt that the petition was a genuine reflection of staff views and that none of them had seen the dismissal coming. And make no mistake, this was a dismissal. However Council might dress it up as 'simply' non-renewal of contract, in any other area of employment law this would be called 'constructive dismissal'.
http://www.workplaceinfo.com.au/resources/employment-topics-a-z/constructive-dismissal
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