Agenda item

Report of the HR & OD Manager. 

The Committee considered a report on new and amended Human Resources policies, and sought to determine whether to recommend them to the Personnel Committee for approval. 

The Committee considered the following new or amended policies in turn: - 

1.         Sickness Absence Management Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)

2.         Probation and Appointment Review Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)

3.         Flexible Working (Right to Request) Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)

4.         Mobile Phone and Personal Digital Assistant Device Policy (Revised Document)

5.         Unpaid Leave Policy and Procedure (New Document)

6.         Unpaid Parental Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)

7.         Emergency Dependants Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)

8.         Bereavement and Compassionate Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document)  

9.         Domestic Violence and Abuse Policy (New Document)

10.      Job Grading, Regrading and Appeals Procedure (Revised Document)

The Committee was requested to note the draft policy on Alcohol and Substance Misuse and to ask Management to work with the recognised Trade Unions to develop a final draft policy document and implementation plan for consideration at a future JCC meeting.

Following consideration of the report and appendices by the JCC the Personnel Committee was requested to approve the policies, subject to the Unpaid Leave Policy and Procedure being amended with the word “unpaid” inserted between the words “Short Term” and “leave” within Section 5.5 and throughout the document. 

It was reported that the JCC had agreed to the recommendations regarding the draft policy on Alcohol and Substance Misuse and the Personnel Committee was requested to note this recommendation. 

Resolved:

(1)       That, subject to the Unpaid Leave Policy and Procedure being amended with the word “unpaid” inserted between the words “Short Term” and “leave” within Section 5.5 and throughout the document, the following policies be approved: -

(i)            Sickness Absence Management Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).

(ii)           Probation and Appointment Review Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).

(iii)          Flexible Working (Right to Request) Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).

(iv)         Mobile Phone and Personal Digital Assistant Device Policy (Revised Document).

(v)          Unpaid Leave Policy and Procedure (New Document).

(vi)         Unpaid Parental Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).

(vii)        Emergency Dependants Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).

(viii)       Bereavement and Compassionate Leave Policy and Procedure (Revised Document).  

(ix)         Domestic Violence and Abuse Policy (New Document).

(x)          Job Grading, Regrading and Appeals Procedure (Revised Document).

(2)    That the Committee note the draft policy on Alcohol and Substance Misuse and ask Management to work with the recognised Trade Unions to develop a final draft policy document and implementation plan for consideration at a future JCC meeting.