Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Henry Colthurst, Stephen Haines, Sylvia Moys, and Ruby Sayed.

There were no declarations of interest.

MOTION - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the Confidential minutes of the last meeting held on 29^th October 2020.

The confidential minutes of the meeting held on 29^th October 2020 were approved.

Chair and Executive Director, Human Resources to be heard.

The Committee considered an oral update concerning the Pay Award for 2021-2022.

Oral Update of the Comptroller & City Solicitor, the Town Clerk and the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee received an oral Update of the Comptroller & City Solicitor, the Town Clerk and the Director of Human Resources concerning the draft departmental savings proposals.

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee considered a Report of the Director of Human Resources concerning Covid related recognition payments to staff.

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

To Follow.

The Committee considered a Report of the Director of Human Resources concerning flexible retirement.

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee received a confidential appendix to the Operation of the Scheme of Delegations for April 2020 – September 2020 (ITEM 21 on today’s agenda)

The Town Clerk to be heard.

The Town Clerk provided some brief remarks.

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 29^th October 2020.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 29^th October were approved.

Report of the Director of Human Resources

The Committee considered a Report of the Town Clerk concerning Redundancy and Redeployment Policies.

There was one question.

There were no items of urgent business.

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 29^th October 2020.

RESOLVED – That the public minutes of the meeting held on 29^th October be approved as an accurate record.

The Director of Human Resources to be heard.

The Director of Human Resources informed Members that she had no further

update to make at this time.

Joint Report of the Director of Human Resources and the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee considered a joint Report of the Director of Human Resources and the Director of the Built Environment.

RESOLVED – that the Committee approved the revised Corporate Transport Policy (Health and Safety)

Report of the Comptroller & City Solicitor.

The Committee considered a Report of the Comptroller & City Solicitor concerning Independent Persons.

RESOLVED – that the Committee approved the following:

To endorse a fixed term of office of two years, renewable twice, for the City Corporation’s Independent Persons, and the necessary transitional arrangements as set out in this report, so that a recommendation can be made from the Standards Committee to the Court of Common Council on that basis.

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

Withdrawn

This Report was withdrawn and will be resubmitted to the next Establishment Committee meeting in January 2021.

Oral Update

The Committee received an oral update of the Town Clerk concerning the Social Mobility Employer Index.

In response to a query, the Town Clerk confirmed that since last year the Corporation had moved from 56^th to 50^th on the Social Mobility Index.

A full Report will be submitted to the next meeting of the Establishment Committee in January 2021.

RESOLVED – that the Committed noted the update.

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee received a Report of the Director of Human Resources concerning the operation of the Scheme of Delegations from April 2020 – September 2020.

RESOLVED – that the Committee noted the Report.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.