Issue - meetings

Resolved

(1)          That, subject to an amendment to the pay protection section to reflect that salary protection would be in line with the existing pay protection policy for each council,   the implementation of a three way organisational change policy be approved.

(2)          That authority be delegated to the Head of Transformation, in consultation with the Chairman, to finalise the Organisational Change Policy prior to implementation.

(3)          That it be noted that in the opinion of officers it was expedient to implement the proposed policy at Cherwell District Council and South Northamptonshire Council, even in the absence of approval from Stratford-on-Avon District Council.

The Head of Transformation submitted a report which sought approval of proposals to implement a three way (Cherwell District Council (CDC), South Northamptonshire Council (SNC) and Stratford-on-Avon District Council (SDC)) Organisational Change Policy and relating procedures in relation to all elements of employee change management.

In introducing the report, the Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager explained that Stratford-on-Avon District Council had not agreed to the original proposal of 2 years pay protection within the drafted policy. Therefore a new proposal was put forward that meant SDC would be retaining its existing policy, as would SNC and CDC which was currently 2 years. As a result it was proposed that the policy wording should be amended to reflect this. The agreed wording being ‘Salary protection, in line with the pay protection policy for the appropriate Council, will be in place for the salaries of employees who are redeployed into roles where the grade for the new role is less than the redundant role’.

The Committee was advised that the policy did cover members of the Joint Management Team. The process for redeployment and dismissals was different although was already recorded as part of the Council’s Constitution. There would however be a Guidance Note produced to ensure further clarity. 

Resolved

(1)          That, subject to an amendment to the pay protection section to reflect that salary protection would be in line with the existing pay protection policy for each council, the implementation of a three way Organisational Change Policy be approved.

(2)          That authority be delegated to the Head of Transformation, in consultation with the Chairman, to finalise the Organisational Change Policy prior to implementation.

(3)          That it be noted that in the opinion of officers it was expedient to implement the proposed policy at Cherwell District Council and South Northamptonshire Council, even in the absence of approval from Stratford-on-Avon District Council.