Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2014/096

Contact: Sue Corrigan, Strategic HR Manager Tel: (01865) 810280

Report by Chief Human Resources Officer (CA13).

The report gives an update on staffing numbers and related activity during the period 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014.  It gives details of the agreed staffing numbers and establishment at 30 September 2014 in terms of Full Time Equivalents.  These are also shown by directorate in Appendix 1. In addition, the report provides information on vacancies and the cost of posts being covered by agency staff.  Appendix 2 shows a breakdown by service area of agency spend.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a) note the report;

(b)  confirm that the Staffing Report meets the Cabinet’s requirements in reporting and managing staffing numbers.

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet considered and approved the quarterly staffing report that provided details of key people numbers and analysis of main changes since the previous report.

Councillor Christie whilst understanding the need for some agency staff asked that Annex 2 include details on the posts. Councillor Christie was advised that such information existed and officers would be happy to supply it to him outside of the report. He was given assurances that officers monitored the position on agency staff very closely.

During discussion Councillor Hudspeth commented that he was keen that agency staff were not used where full time staff were appropriate. Councillor Rose added that he would work with the officers to see what additional information could be provided.

RESOLVED:                     to:

(a) note the report; and

(b) confirm that the Staffing Report meets the Cabinet’s requirements in reporting and managing staffing numbers.