Reglement Ombudsfunctie UM 2024 ENG.pdf
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… to open communication at UM, which can positively affect social safety at the university. The Ombuds Officer is independent and is an unbiased contact. A Notifier can ask the Ombuds Officer for advice on a specific matter in an approachable way. They can also make an official Report, after which the Ombuds Officer can decide to investigate whether there has been inappropriate behaviour. The Ombuds Officer can also start an investigation on their own initiative. As an impartial mediator, the … several articles are included at the end of these regulations to support their interpretation. 2 Article 1 – Definitions 1. The terms below have the stated meaning in these Regulations: a. Employee: a person who has, or has had, an employment contract with UM as defined in Article 1.1(g) of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. b. Student: Person who is enrolled or has been enrolled at Maastricht University for a study, programme or course, the contract student, extraneus, … the Ombuds Officer can try to mediate between the Notifier and the Body to which the Report relates during or after the investigation. The mediation is aimed at an out-of-court settlement of the Report. 2. The Ombuds Officer will act impartially when implementing paragraph 1. Article 10 – Findings, recort and recommendations 1. Before closing the investigation, the Ombuds Officer communicates the findings in writing to the Body concerned, the person to whose conduct the request relates and the …