The Minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The Chief Executive submitted a report to agree next steps in developing senior management capacity in light of two upcoming retirements and the changing needs of the Council.  A copy of the current senior management structure was attached to the report at Appendix 1, a copy of the proposed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report that outlined the background to the new pay spine and made a recommendation for implementing the new pay spine at the Council.  A copy of the new NJC pay spine was attached to the report at Appendix 1 and an  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report that proposed the implementation of three new salary sacrifice schemes, for a workplace nursery, Additional Voluntary Contributions and lease cars, which would allow employees to save on tax and National Insurance.  A revised copy of the Pay Policy Statement was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report that presented a review of the Council’s employment policy framework which aimed to ensure that all employment policies were clear, easy to understand, up to date and reviewed regularly.  The following appendices were attached to the report:

The Head of HR and Organisational Development, the Monitoring Officer and the Head of Finance submitted a joint report, which set out seven requests for dismissal on the grounds of redundancy and two requests for early retirement on the grounds of redundancy.  The proposals, together with the financial implications, were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.