Issue - meetings

(i)       in relation to the data on page 119 of the report around the usage of the Employee Assistance Service, to note that officers would clarify the percentage split between male, female and non-binary staff in the Council workforce and circulate this information to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note the ongoing support including the proposal to introduce reasonable adjustment passports; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which provided an update on the utilisation of the Employee Assistance Service (EAS) provided by Time for Talking during the last 6 monthly period January 2022 to June 2022 and further provided a 6 monthly update on the Occupational Health and absence figures for the same period.

The report further advised that the Trade Unions had been engaging closely with services to explore how best to support employees who lived with ongoing medical conditions.  As part of that work, it was proposed to implement reasonable adjustment passports across the organisation.  The passport was a live record of the adjustments agreed between a worker who was disabled, or who had a health condition, and their manager.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the report and provide comment on the performance and trends; and

(b)      note the ongoing support including the proposal to introduce reasonable adjustment passports.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to the data on page 119 of the report around the usage of the Employee Assistance Service, to note that officers would clarify the percentage split between male, female and non-binary staff in the Council workforce and circulate this information to Members outwith the meeting; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.

-                 COUNCILLOR NEIL COPLAND, Convener