Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Group Manager for Human Resources informing Members of the overall structure of the Council showing the management and deployment of officers. 

The Cabinet had before it a *report of the Group Manager for Human Resources outlining the overall structure of the Council showing the management and deployment of officers.

The Cabinet Member for the Working Environment and Support Services outlined the contents of the report stating that a significant amount of change had taken place in the last 12 months with the introduction of the Group Manager cohort who were all being asked to undertake a comprehensive review of their service area. She also highlighted the fact that long term sickness levels had increased but that short term sickness levels had reduced.   She outlined the annual turnover rate of staff and the priorities for the future.

Consideration was given to:

·         Redundancies and restructuring

·         Stress and sickness levels

·         The additional staff put in place following the outcome of the Peer Review

·         Flexible working

(Proposed by Cllr Mrs M E Squires and seconded by Cllr C R Slade)

Note:  *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.