Venue: Virtual Meeting via Microsoft Teams
Contact: Alec Dubberley Service Manager Democratic Services
Note: Live audio for part of the meeting will be braodcast on this page
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Sean Redgate (GMB). |
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To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 28 January 2020 PDF 107 KB Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record. |
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Declaration of Interests. Minutes: None. |
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Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development. Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting informing members of current levels of sickness absence in the organisation with information on trends.
RESOLVED:
To note the report. |
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Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting reporting the gender pay gap as at 31 March 2020.
RESOLVED:
To note the report. |
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Minor Changes to the Establishment PDF 140 KB Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development. Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting highlighting minor changes to the staffing establishment since the last meeting.
RESOLVED:
To note the report. |
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Current Staffing Issues PDF 286 KB Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development. Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting highlighting particular issues of interest that relate to the council’s workforce.
RESOLVED:
To note the report. |
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Any other item which the Chair considers urgent. Minutes: None. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public To move that under Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the reports involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: RESOLVED:
That, Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the reports involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972. |
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Consultation closure- Bereavement Leave Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development. Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting which sought authority for commencement of a consultation with trade unions on a ‘Parental Bereavement Leave’ policy and to progress the adoption of the policy through the relevant committees at Council.
RESOLVED:
To approve the commencement of the consultation and the implementation process. |
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Consultation closure- GMB Charter, Domestic Abuse Report of the Service Manager Organisational Development. Minutes: The Service Manager Organisational Development presented a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, which proposed that the formal consultation on the proposed methods to be adopted locally in support of the GMB Charter to stop domestic abuse be closed, and requested comments and recommendations to inform the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee prior to its implementation of any such support methods.
Members commented were aware of the importance of the Charter and fully supported its commitment to assisting any employees experiencing domestic abuse.
RESOLVED:
To close the formal consultation and fully support the Charter. |