Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Kevin Bulmer (Cllr Liam Walker substituting).

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2018 (RC3) and to receive information arising from them.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2018 were approved and signed as a correct record.

Following the resignation of Councillor Eddie Reeves a vacancy exits for a Trustee of Mill Arts Centre.

Following the resignation of Councillor Eddie Reeves a vacancy exits for a Trustee of Mill Arts Centre.

RESOLVED:  to ask Group Leaders to agree a nomination once they have received information on meetings and role of Trustee.

To approve the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2018 (RC6) and to receive information arising from them.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1       Information relating to any individual

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2018 (RC6) were approved and signed as a correct record.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1       Information relating to any individual

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

2        Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

Report by Director of Human Resources (RC7E)

Contact: Ruth O’Loughlin 07824857793

This report gives an overview of the Change programmes that have resulted in redundancy in Quarter 2 (July to October 2018). It provides details of:

·         the number of redundancies

·         the number of redeployments

·         the total costs including pension costs

·         pension costs alone    

The report also includes an overview of the change programmes that may result in Quarter 3 redundancies.

The Remuneration Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the figures.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

2        Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

The Committee considered a report that gave an overview of the Change programmes that have resulted in redundancy in Quarter 2 (July to October 2018). It provided details of:

·         the number of redundancies

·         the number of redeployments

·         the total costs including pension costs

·         pension costs alone    

The report also included an overview of the change programmes that may result in Quarter 3 redundancies.

RESOLVED:                              to note the figures.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

4          Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer-holders under the authority

and it is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in future.

Report by Director of Human Resources (RC8E)

Contact: Ruth O'Loughlin 07824867793

This report gives an overview of the 2019 Pay Award for Green Book employees.

The Remuneration Committee is asked to NOTE and COMMENT on the pay award

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

4          Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer-holders under the authority

and it is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in future.

The Committee considered a report giving an overview of the 2019 Pay Award for Green Book employees.

RESOLVED:                 to note the pay award