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 positive change had been undertaken over the past 12 months and this continued to deliver a more effective and efficient service; changes to the Council’s structure was still ongoing.  She highlighted the total number of full time staff, the sickness absence statistics, the turnover of staff and reasons for leaving.

Consideration was given to:

·         The breakdown of short term and long term sickness

·         The support for stress and mental health issues

·         How the statistics provided compared with other authorities nationally

·         The annual turnover rate

·         Ongoing staff surveys

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

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