Staff Grievance Welfare Committee

Function of the Cell

Grievances of the staff which could not be settled in the routine process are referred to this committee.
Consider individual grievances of specific nature and raised individually by the concerned aggrieved employee.
Settling issues amicably and in a time bound manner.
Offering reasonable solution to grievances of various issues received from staff members
Ensures that the grievances are resolved on time impartially and confidentially.
To suggest remedial and preventive measures so as to avoid similar grievances in future.
To review the suggestions/complaints raised by the staff members during periodical counseling and work accordingly towards the welfare of the employees.
Create awareness among staff members about the grievance welfare mechanism.
Arrange for extra-curricular activities for all members of staff.
Ensure favorable working environment for members of staff.

Facilities of the Cell

Roles & Responsibilities

Chairperson:

Chairman in presence of Coordinator and Committee members should hear the grievances personally.
Conduct preliminary informal discussions with persons contacting the Committee with respect to potential formal grievances.
Decides whether a Subcommittee of the Committee should be appointed to cover the matter in greater depth.
Take conclusive decision and submit recommendations for removal of alleged grievances.
Meet members on regular interval and ensure that Staff Grievance Welfare mechanism is rightly followed.

Coordinator:

Study the petition and after looking into the relevant documents discuss with those concerned and submit its recommendations and report to the Chairperson as expeditiously as possible.
Communicate with the grievant on a regular basis in order to assess the current state of the case.
Create awareness about Staff Grievance Welfare mechanism among all members of staff.
To inquire into the grievances in consultation with the committee members and make recommendations and report to the Chairperson for suitable action.
Work towards recognizing achievers and create opportunities for self development of individual members of staff.
Maintenance of records of all grievances, minutes of meeting, welfare measures etc.
Conduct Committee meeting on regular intervals to discuss over various developments and issues pertaining to staff grievance and welfare.

Committee Members:

Work as a point of contact to the members of staff and the Grievance Welfare committee.
Meet at the direction of the chair, most usually when the chair has been notified of a grievance that should be heard.
Hear representations by the persons directly involved in grievances and advise adjustment by the administration when appropriate.

Committee Composition

The Principal as the Chairperson of the committee.
The Registrar as the Coordinator of the committee.
Dean Academic Affairs as committee member.
One Senior faculty member and AsP from Information Technology department as committee member.
One Senior Technical Assistant from Computer Ecience & Engineering Department as committee member.
One senior staff member from Administration as committee member.

Committee Members

Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Role
1	Prof. (Dr.) Sutapa Mukherjee	Principal	Chairperson
2	Dr. Madhumita Das Sarkar	Associate Prof., MAKAUT	Member
3	Prof. B.N. Chatterji	Emeritus Prof., CSE	Invited Member
4	Dr. Sabnam Sengupta	Associate Prof. & HOD, IT	Member
5	Dr. Subhasish Pradhan	AP, Registrar(Actg.)	Coordinator

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