Agenda item

Joint report of the Town Clerk, Director of Economic Development and Director of Human Resources.

NB: This report is scheduled to be considered by the Establishment Committee.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Town Clerk, Director of Economic Development and the Director of Human Resources concerning the Social Mobility Employer Index.

Reference was made to the statement that the City Corporation had ranked 50th out of 98 participants and to it being misleading as generally it was the better performing organisations that participated. It was felt that it would have been more helpful to know where the City Corporation was positioned in relation to the top ranking employers.

RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted and the proposed next steps to improve social mobility (i.e. the ability for talent from all backgrounds to gain access to and progress in employment) within the City Corporation be supported.