Common use of Kaumatua and Service Manager Clause in Contracts

Kaumatua and Service Manager. (or proxy): The report from the process described in b) above, together with the employee’s self assessment and all evidence gathered, shall be assessed jointly by a Kaumatua with no potential or actual conflict of interest in relation to the employee and the employee’s service manager or proxy. Following the critique of the evidence if there are any doubts as to the outcome of the assessment process, the Kaumatua and Service Manager/Proxy may interview the employee and/or the peer and senior professional assessors. Following this evaluation process, the Kaumatua and Service Manager/Proxy shall make a decision on the appropriate level of competence. If the Kaumatua and Service Manager/ Proxy cannot reach agreement with respect to the evaluation, the decision rests with the Service Manager/ Proxy. Where the assessment justifies advancement to a higher scale then this is a matter for the Service Manager/ Proxy to recommend or approve according to the organisation’s delegated authority policy.