# Grievances and disputes

## General
* Based on experience from over the years
* Disputes are normal and occurr often enough
* Constitution and beginners guide help
  * Beginners guude will be (re-)printed
* Uni's code of content superseeds our own
* Pop on AGM slides that the members are the core aprt of the soc
* [Slide] Real life examples
  * Cyberbullying, this would be a big one for us

### Alcohol Policy
* Committee sets expectations
* Anything that is organised by the society counts for this.

### Supports
* C&S
* Committee
* Members
* Council
* Exec

### Communication
* Verbal communication holds a lot of nuance that is lost on text
* Clubs/Socs  generally dont like neagative feedback
* Reporting channels should be open for committees and members
* Dont lie, apologise if required
* **If you wouldnt say it face to face then dont say it online**

### Organised Committee
* Can ask flks if they have time for committee (and really want to do it)
* Handover
  * The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
* Committee Minutes
  * Open is good
* Take time if needed and talk to rest of committee/c&s


### Whatsapp/Discord
* [slide] This is useful to review in full
* How and when we communicat is key
  * This mostly relates to us for announcements/pings
* It is instant, and folks have the ability to screenshot stuff


### Processes and procedures
* Constitution has rough protocol
* Beginners guide
* Try to deal with it in an informal manner
* Mediation
* Formal
* Can talk to C&S at any stage
  * Ask for help often if needs be

## Misc
* Slides will be made available
* Teambuilding
  * Pottery
  * Baking
  * Something ye wouldnt normally do