Pembroke College Cambridge

Ordinances to the 2009 Statutes (OA21)

The following Ordinances were made at the College Meeting under the authority of Statute S2.3 on 3 March 2009.

OA21: Dismissal on other Grounds

OA21 (1) Where it appears to the Master that there is some substantial reason justifying the dismissal of a member of academic staff other than the matters mentioned in OA8, OA10, OA 15,OA18, OA 19 or OA20, he or she shall write to the person concerned inviting comment in writing and may, if he or she considers that the College might otherwise suffer significant harm, suspend the person concerned from the performance of his or her duties without loss of emolument.

(2) As soon as may be following the comments (if any), or in any event not later than twenty-eight days after they were invited, the Master shall consider the matter in the light of all the available material and may dismiss the matter summarily, or issue an oral or written warning to the person concerned, or determine that the matter be considered by a Disciplinary Panel.

(3) The appointment and procedure of the Disciplinary Panel shall follow the rules set out in OA10.3, OA10.4 and OA10.5. Regulations may make further provision in relation to the procedure to be followed.

(4) A member of academic staff shall have a right of appeal to an Appeal Panel.