Issue - meetings
Corporate Governance Service Improvement Plans (TBC)
Meeting: 29/06/2017 - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee (Item 14)
Additional documents:
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 1 Finance Service Plan v3, item 14 PDF 571 KB
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 2 HR&CS Service Plan 2017 Final, item 14 PDF 741 KB
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 3 LD Service Improvement Plan Final, item 14 PDF 569 KB
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 4 Service PITT Service Plan Draft 1, item 14 PDF 729 KB
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 5 201718 Service and Improvement Plan - C&PS - v2, item 14 PDF 811 KB
- CG.17.064 - Appendix 6 oceserviceplan1718 1906, item 14 PDF 524 KB
Decision:
(i) to note the contents of the Service Improvement Plans for 2017/18;
(ii) to note the decision of Council on 2 March 2016, which stated;
“Council notes the Conservative Government is proposing a Trade Union Bill that will restrict the ability of this Council to engage in good industrial relations practices with our workforce and their representatives.
Council believes the collection of union dues through the check-off arrangement, from which the Council receives income, is part of the Council’s collective and contractual arrangements with the trades unions, which the Council will defend and support.
Council commits not to use agency staff to break or weaken industrial action and to continue to support arrangements that afford trade union representatives sufficient resources to enable them to carry out their functions to ensure the continuation of good industrial relations.
Council instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills stating the Council’s opposition to this Bill, any attacks on facility time or check off and to demand that the income which will be lost to the Council, should this draconian Bill be passed, is reimbursed.”
(iii) to note the critical issues highlighted in the HR and Customer Service, Service Plan, Appendix 2, PESTLE analysis that will influence the plan together with the significance and potential impact on employment legislation of the Trade Union Act 2016 and its impact on industrial relations with employee representative bodies; and
(iv) to reaffirm the opposition of elected members to this legislation.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Head of Finance which outlined the Service Improvement Plans for Corporate Governance and the Office of Chief Executive for 2017-2018.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee note the content of the Service Improvement Plans for 2017-2018.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to approve the recommendation;
(ii) to note the decision of Council on 2 March 2016, which stated;
“Council notes the Conservative Government is proposing a Trade Union Bill that will restrict the ability of this Council to engage in good industrial relations practices with our workforce and their representatives.
Council believes the collection of union dues through the check-off arrangement, from which the Council receives income, is part of the Council’s collective and contractual arrangements with the trades unions, which the Council will defend and support.
Council commits not to use agency staff to break or weaken industrial action and to continue to support arrangements that afford trade union representatives sufficient resources to enable them to carry out their functions to ensure the continuation of good industrial relations.
Council instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills stating the Council’s opposition to this Bill, any attacks on facility time or check off and to demand that the income which will be lost to the Council, should this draconian Bill be passed, is reimbursed.”
(iii) to note the critical issues highlighted in the HR and Customer Service, Service Plan, Appendix 2, PESTLE analysis that will influence the plan together with the significance and potential impact on employment legislation of the Trade Union Act 2016 and its impact on industrial relations with employee representative bodies; and
(iv) to reaffirm the opposition of elected members to this legislation.