Issue - meetings

To review and comment on the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, (copy enclosed).

The Committee received and noted the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance presenting Human Resources statistics for the period 1 July to 30 September 2019 (Quarter Two (Q2)). 

Statistics and updates relating to the following areas were detailed in the report:

·                 Labour Turnover;

·                 Recruitment, including vacancies;

·                 Staff Sickness Levels;

·                 Workforce Statistics – attached as Appendix 1 to the report;

·                 Future Model.

It was noted that there had been some challenges seen during this quarter due to staff redundancies and changes in the new structure.  The new Council model went live within Quarter Three and it was reported that a period of greater stability should therefore be seen during this period.

In response to questions, the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance provided the Committee with the following information:

·               A monthly list of starters and leavers was available on the Council’s intranet and should Members not be able to access the information other arrangements could be made.

·               The profile of Mental Health First Aiders had been raised across all staff as part of the transformation process.  The Director was unable to advise whether there had been an increase in the use of these as due to the confidential nature of their work records could not be kept and there was therefore no statistical information available.

RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.