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 set out in a schedule appended to the report.

Resolved-

(1)     That the dismissal of employment on the grounds of redundancy of employees A, C, D, E, F, G and H and the early retirement on the grounds of redundancy of employees B and I be approved on the terms set out in the schedules appended to the report subject to the conclusion of all outstanding matters in each case, including ongoing consultation with the employees and their representatives and efforts to secure alternative employment, where appropriate;

(2)     That the proposal set out in (1) above be approved on the basis of the financial implications set out in paragraphs 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 of the report, andthat authority to conclude the proposal be delegated to the Head of Finance, the Monitoring Officer and the Head of HR and Organisational Development (acting jointly) within that framework, and subject to the maximum ceiling identified for each individual proposal.

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