Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence received.

There were no declarations of interest.

                    3.1    24 November 2011

                   3.2    22 December 2011

The minutes of the meetings were approved as true and accurate records.

The Committee received a report and presentation from the Senior HR Advisor Policy Development  on a number of employment policies, which had been shared with the Joint      Consultative Forum (JCF).

The report sought the agreement of the Committee to implement the appended employment policies to ensure the council’s policies remained up to date and legal.

The Employment Committee was requested to agree the following employment policies:

i)   Temporary Workers Policy (Appendix A) and the Use of Fixed Term Workers Procedure (Appendix B); and

ii)     Recruitment and Selection Procedure (Appendix C)

Comments and responses to questions included:

·        Members sought clarification over whether an apprenticeship appointment would be subject to a redundancy payment if they had been employed for more that two years.  Members were advised that temporary contractors would be entitled to a redundancy payment if a redundancy process was being followed and had two years or more service.

·        The Acting Head of Human Resources provided clarification over what consultation had taken place over the proposed policies the Committee were advised that appropriate consultation processes had been followed with Unison, Unite and GMB through the formal Joint Consultative Forum (JCF).

RESOLVED:

The Employment Committee agreed to implement the following policies:

i)              Temporary Workers Policy (Appendix A) and the Use of Fixed Term Workers   Procedure (Appendix B); and

ii)           Recruitment and Selection Procedure (Appendix C)

Reasons for the decision:

The changes to policy and procedures would ensure that the council maintain up to date and legal employment practices which support the Council’s objectives.