Buying of additional holiday.
Report of the Service Manager, Organisational Development.
Minutes:
The Service Manager Organisational Development introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, proposing to close the formal consultation on the proposal to introduce a new policy to allow the buying of additional leave, inviting comments from the Committee.
Members also considered additional documents, which were circulated prior to the meeting, containing consultation responses from UNISON.
The Committee heard from members of the UNISON Committee before making their recommendations.
RESOLVED to:
1)
Close the formal consultation on the proposal to
introduce new policy allowing the buying of additional holiday and
time away from work; and
2) Recommend to the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee that the Policy should be introduced subject to the following comments:
a)
The Senior Leadership Team should make it clear to
Line Managers that any request to “buy” additional
leave should be allowed wherever possible;
b) Recommend that the suggestion to ensure requests are determined within two weeks is taken forward; and
c) That the Senior Leadership Team should review any rejections for the purchase of additional leave at their weekly meeting to ensure that the policy is being consistently applied.