Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Community and Corporate Services

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/279

Contact: Cherie Cuthbertson, Director of Workforce & Organisational Development, Cherie.cuthbertson@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it report which provided the workforce profile for April to June (Q1) 2024/25 including an overview of headcount, agency spend, sickness, turnover and other relevant management information and performance indicators (set out in Appendix A). This report also provided an update on the Our People & Culture strategy which aimed to address the trends identified in this report, but importantly help the Council’s ambitions to become an Employer of Choice.

The Chair, on behalf of the Cabinet Member for Community and Corporate Services, presented the report.  She referred, in particular, to the more detailed presentation of statistics on employed and agency staff. The report also highlighted an increase in the employment of non-white and disabled members of staff, reflecting the Council's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

During discussion, a member referred to the apprentices who had won awards and emphasised the importance of recognizing their achievements.  He also commented on the need to distinguish between agency staff engaged for specific projects and those who were covering established posts which were vacant.

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

RESOLVED to note the report