Agenda item

Questions were raised as follows –

Use of Volunteers

In relation to the extent of use of volunteers in the workforce a concern was raised with regard to the protocols used across the organisation and how the duty of care towards volunteers was discharged, as this appeared to vary from department to department.

The Director of Human Resources undertook to provide a report comparing and contrasting the approach to paid and unpaid workers, and guidance on how to appoint them, to a future meeting.

Recruitment

A request was made for a report concerning the use of recruitment by Chief Officers to manage the out turn for their departments, including the average time from vacancy to post being filled detailed by month. Further questions were asked concerning the use of consultants and whether or not any employees were paid in any other ways other than payroll and it was agreed that this be included in the paper.