Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Interim Section 151 Officer (copy enclosed).

The Committee received and noted the report of the Interim Section 151 Officer presenting Human Resources statistics for the period 1 January to 31 March 2019 (Quarter Four (Q4)). 

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

·                 Labour Turnover;

·                 Recruitment, including vacancies;

·                 Agency workers – Appendix 1 to the report set out agency expenditure for Q3;

·                 Staff Sickness Levels;

·                 Attendance Management Compliance;

·                 Workforce Statistics – attached as Appendix 2 to the report;

·                 Future Model.

In response to a question regarding stress including staff related stress the Chairman asked the Member raising the question to direct this to Human Resources.

In response to several questions raised by Members the Interim Section 151 Officer agreed to provide the following information to the Committee outside of the meeting:

·                 In relation to Appendix 1 to the report (Agency costs) what the costs and budget associated to the post of Technology Implementation Manager related to;

·                 A written report from the HR Manager / Director of Service Delivery providing details regarding resignations within the Planning Department and specifically the reasons relating to these.  Members were advised that consideration would have to be given to the information being potentially confidential and / or exempt from sharing.

RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.