Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Manager; Leisure Services and the Business Strategy Manager Leisure Services.

The Service Manager for Leisure introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, making final recommendations on proposed changes to staffing at the Council’s Leisure Centres.

Further comments received from affected staff since the agenda was printed were reported to members.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the feedback received from staff and trade unions to the proposals;

2)    Note the revised proposals contained in section 4 of the report and offer the following comments to the Chief Executive to consider:

a)    In future should additional working hours become available at centres then steps should be taken to give affected post holders priority when recruitment takes place;

b)    Officers should carefully monitor the effect of the changes both in terms of standards of cleanliness and customer satisfaction;

c)    Ensure that adequate staffing arrangements are in place should a medical emergency arise at one of the centres;

d)    Ensure that options to introduce self-service functions to customers are assessed to improve the customer experience; and

e)    Concern was expressed that while Members appreciated the need for financial savings, the lower paid members of the workforce appeared to be exclusively affected by the proposals.

3)    Support the recommendations for consideration by the Chief Executive who, under delegated authority, will authorise the implementation of changes with effect from 1st January 2018.