Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 2, Civic Centre, Poulton-le-Fylde
Contact: Duncan Jowitt Democratic Services and Councillor Development Offic
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Declarations of interest Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: None. |
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Confirmation of Minutes PDF 85 KB To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting of the Employment and Appeals Committee held on 3 July 2017. Minutes: The committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2017 as a correct record.
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Report of the Head of Business Support.
Appendix 1 Volunteer Policy Appendix 2 Recruitment and Selection Policy Appendix 3 Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Policy Appendix 4 Safeguarding Adults Policy Appendix 5 Purchase of Additional Annual Leave Policy Appendix 6 Long Service Award Policy Appendix 7 Grading Review and Appeals Procedure Minutes: The head of business support (HoBS) submitted a report presenting six of the council’s existing human resources policies that had been reviewed and updated and a new policy for Purchase of Additional Annual Leave.
The committee asked a number of relevant questions about the policies to which the HoBS responded to the satisfaction of the members.
Following a question in relation to the issue of body cameras to lone workers, the HoBS informed the committee that the council’s lone workers were equipped with SoloProtect, which was designed as a discreet identity card holder and allowed the wearer to raise an alarm and request a priority-level police response if necessary. The HoBS agreed to ensure that the directors were fully aware that the device was issued to the council’s lone workers.
Resolved that the new Purchase of Additional Annual Leave Policy andrevisions to the following human resources policies be approved
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Date and time of next meeting Minutes: 6pm Monday 26 February 2018. |