Personnel — 29 April 2024

1 To receive apologies for absence

2 Declarations of interest or predetermination

The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. If an interest becomes apparent to a member during the course of a meeting that has not been disclosed under this item, the member must immediately disclose it.

3 To confirm the minutes of the Committee meeting held 26 February (2023-038/01)

• 2023-038 - Minutes of Personnel | 26 February 2024 v.1 (opens in a new tab)

4 Matters arising not covered elsewhere

5 To discuss Personnel Issues

5.1 To receive update on staff attendance/absence for 2023/24

5.2 To receive an update on other staff matters

5.3 To receive notice of potential complaint

5.4 To note: The Groundstaff annual medicals in March

5.5 Annual Leave carryover 2023-24 update

5.6 Training update and potential courses to consider

5.7 Sick pay update

5.8 Staff pay: to consider a pay scale increment increase for one employee who has not benefited from the annual increment increase and the NI reduced rate in their net pay

6 To receive an update on the Open Spaces Officer vacancy, consider recruitment options, including potential expenditure for a recruitment agency

• Brook Street Recruitment (opens in a new tab)
• Lloyd Recruitment (opens in a new tab)
• Resolutions Solutions (opens in a new tab)
• Annex 1 is confidential and is not included in the published papers.
• Annex 2 is confidential and is not included in the published papers.

7 Budget review/update

8 To receive an update on office hours, visitors to office and staffing hours

9 To receive and approve updated contractual documents as reviewed by Worknest April 2024

9.1 Contract of Employment

9.2 Employee Handbook

10 Medical Insurance: To receive the renewals for 2024-25

11 Pension Scheme Review: as per Council December 2019, consider whether to investigate alternative schemes (triennial basis)

• Council minutes 09.12.2019 (opens in a new tab)

12 Employee Assistance Programme: Health Assured App review and to consider continuation