LOST!
No, it's not that barmy American science fiction programme I'm on about - but something just as unbelievable, it has to be said.
Fife Council has apparently 'lost' all the paperwork concerning the grading appeals of Pupil Support Assistants - which is a bit like losing your passport, birth certificate or winning lottery ticket.
Now most people put these things in a safe place.
In fact in this day and age important documents are all backed up on computer disks - so they are virtually impossible to lose!
But not Fife Council - so how could this happen?
No one knows - or at least no one is saying - and Fife's Pupil Support Assistants are all understandably up in arms.
As usual the trade unions are running about like headless chickens - predictably blaming the council for the mess.
Why didn't the unions have copies of their members appeals - if the unions were handling their cases?
Readers are keeping me informed of developments as they occur.
Let's hope things get sorted out - because if not the management and the unions will both have a lot of explaining to do.
Fife Council has apparently 'lost' all the paperwork concerning the grading appeals of Pupil Support Assistants - which is a bit like losing your passport, birth certificate or winning lottery ticket.
Now most people put these things in a safe place.
In fact in this day and age important documents are all backed up on computer disks - so they are virtually impossible to lose!
But not Fife Council - so how could this happen?
No one knows - or at least no one is saying - and Fife's Pupil Support Assistants are all understandably up in arms.
As usual the trade unions are running about like headless chickens - predictably blaming the council for the mess.
Why didn't the unions have copies of their members appeals - if the unions were handling their cases?
Readers are keeping me informed of developments as they occur.
Let's hope things get sorted out - because if not the management and the unions will both have a lot of explaining to do.
