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Education (School Administrative and Support Staff) Act 1987
32BDealing with unsatisfactory performance
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#### 32B Dealing with unsatisfactory performance
32B Dealing with unsatisfactory performance
> > (1) If the Secretary is of the opinion that a permanent employee is not performing the employee’s duties in a satisfactory manner, the Secretary may decide to do either or both of the following—
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> > > (a) take remedial action with respect to the employee,
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> > > (b) take disciplinary action with respect to the employee.
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> > (2) To avoid any doubt, remedial action with respect to a permanent employee is not required to be taken before disciplinary action is taken under this section with respect to the employee.
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> > (3) However, the Secretary may take disciplinary action with respect to a permanent employee under this section only if—
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> > > (a) the employee has been placed on a performance improvement plan in accordance with the procedural guidelines and been given a reasonable opportunity to improve his or her performance, and
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> > > (b) the Secretary is of the opinion that the employee’s performance is still unsatisfactory.
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> **pt 6, div 3 (ss 32A, 32B):** Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.3 \[5\].