Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Community and Corporate Services

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/336

Contact: Cherie Cuthbertson, Director of HR and Cultural Change

Cherie.cuthbertson@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report of the Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer (CA12)

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report which provided an overview of the progress towards delivering the Our People and Culture Strategy and also reviewed the workforce profile for July - September 2024 (Q2 2024/2025) including the key workforce trends and other relevant management information and performance indicators which were set out in the annexes.

Councillor Neil Fawcett, Cabinet Member for Community and Corporate Services, presented the report. He expressed thanks to the Council’s employees for their hard work and delivery of services during the calendar year. The report indicated that a number of the trends were moving in a positive direction. There was a need to address the issues concerning stress and anxiety which had contributed to sickness absence. There had been a reduction in turnover and agency spend.

Councillor Fawcett referred to the increased allocation of resources which had led to success of the Council’s apprenticeship scheme.

During discussion, members welcomed the positive direction of travel in terms of the performance indicators detailed in the report.

Councillor Fawcett moved and Councillor Leffman seconded the recommendation, and it was approved.

RESOLVED to note the report.