The Assistant Director of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report, which provided a monitoring statement of all termination costs that had been incurred due to employees leaving the Council on either early retirement or redundancy grounds between 1 April 2022 and 30 September 2022.  There had been no early retirements on the grounds of efficiency during this period.  Termination costs that had been incurred due to employees leaving the Council on redundancy grounds between 1 October 2021 and 31 March 2021 were attached to the report at Appendix 1.  The report also included a summary of Special Severance Payments made within the same period and details were attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

Resolved

(1)                   That it be noted that the total termination costs incurred due to employees leaving the Council on redundancy grounds between 1 April 2022 and 30 September 2022 was £499,080;

(2)                   That it be noted that the total Special Severance Payments incurred between 1 April 2022 and 30 September 2022 was £95,207.

(Exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2).