Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

There were no petitions or requests to address the meeting.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There was no urgent business.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 December 2009.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2009 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Report of the Head of Human Resources

Summary

This report details employment statistics, by Directorate, for information and monitoring purposes.

Recommendation

To note the contents of this report

The Head of Human Resources submitted a report which detailed employment statistics for October to December 2009, by Directorate, for information and monitoring purposes. The Committee were advised that there had been a rise in the number of leavers and that the increase was due to retirements following the expressions of interest process.

Resolved

That the contents of the report be noted.

Report of the Head of Human Resources

Summary

This report provides information on the final changes, the process for implementation and the role of the committee in pay and grading going forward.

Recommendation

To note the new pay and grading structure.

The Head of Human Resources submitted a report which provided information on the final changes, the process for implementation and the role of the Committee in pay and grading going forward. The Committee were advised that implementation of the new scheme was still on target for 1 April 2010 and that the Council were now in final negotiations with Trade Unions. The Head of Human Resources also advised that there had been varied reactions from staff to their indicative pay grades and that a key area of concern was the issue around progression on an incremental scale.

The Committee expressed their thanks to Officers for steering the authority through the job evaluation process and discussed the importance of ensuring that the new scheme was fair, affordable and capable of meeting the authorities needs.

The Committee requested that a table detailing the number of staff in each pay grade be included in the agenda of the next meeting. The Committee also requested that the Pay and Grading Structure Table be included in all future agenda’s.

Resolved

That the new pay and grading structure be noted.