Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader of the Council

Forward Plan Ref: 2017/115

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Report by Director of Human Resources (CA7).

The report gives an update on staffing numbers and related activity during the period 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017.  It gives details of the actual staffing numbers at 31 December 2017 in terms of Full Time Equivalents.  These are shown by directorate in Appendix 1. In addition, the report provides information on the cost of posts being covered by agency staff and an Agency Trend analysis in Appendix 2. 

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Recommendation agreed

Cabinet had before them a report that gave an update on staffing numbers and related activity during the period 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017. In addition, the report provided information on the cost of posts being covered by agency staff and an Agency Trend analysis.

Councillor  Judith Heathcoat, Deputy Leader of the Council introduced the contents of the report and moved the recommendations. Councillor Heathcoat responded to comments about a press article on agency and consultancy staff and explained that need to ensure that services continued despite staff illness and vacancies. Figures always increased during winter due to illness. Councillor Stratford, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, paid tribute to a successful campaign to recruit social workers.

RESOLVED:                              to note the report.