Venue: Committee Room 1/2 - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions
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Restructure of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Senior Management Team PDF 284 KB Minutes: Members
discussed the circulated report and queried the 2015/16 savings target for
Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning following the Welsh Governments draft
settlement to Local Authorities, and noted that the Directorate still had to
meet a savings target of over £4 million. Members
discussed the inclusion of the Flying Start Programme within the Job
Description of the proposed Head of Participation, and noted that Flying Start
was a key part of the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (ELLL) Directorate
as it provided early intervention in areas of deprivation. The role of the Head
of Participation (if approved) would include promoting greater participation
within the Flying Start scheme. Members
noted that safeguarding would be an important area for the Head of
Participation and this would be emphasised within the advertisement for the
position. Members felt that there was a huge amount of pressure on the
Directorate with only two Heads of Service under the Director, but understood
that it was due to the severe cuts passed down from Central Government, and not
through the choice of the Local Authority.
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Cognation Mountain Bike Trails, South Wales PDF 225 KB Minutes: Members
hoped that trails in the Afan Valley would be
enhanced as part of the work of the team. RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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Flexible Working Policy and Procedure PDF 388 KB Minutes: Members
noted that should the recommendations of the report be approved, 8 current
policies would be merged and brought together into one overall ‘Flexible
Working’ Policy and Procedure. Members discussed the Flexi Time Policy and the
Flexible Retirement Policy, and noted that these policies would remain
independent of the proposed new Policy. Members felt the Guidance for Managers
Section of the Policy was very useful. RESOLVED: that the
Flexible Working Policy and Procedure, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the
circulated report, be approved. |
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National Minimum Wage Increase PDF 172 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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National Pay Negotiations Update PDF 193 KB Minutes: Members
noted that additional information on the National Pay Negotiations would be
brought to a future meeting of the Personnel Committee following further
national negotiations. RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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Agency Usage Update Report PDF 248 KB Minutes: Members
noted a typing error on the first page of the report which should have read:- …’for the period 1/10/2013 to 30/09/2014.’ Members
were pleased to note the downward trend in employing Agency Workers, which was reducing
year on year. Members queried the Head of Legal Services and the Head of
Finance usage of agency workers, and noted that these agency posts would have
been filled by Childcare Legal Staff and Relief Cashiers, respectively. RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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Neath Port Talbot Council Equal Pay Settlements Minutes: Members
discussed the private circulated report, and were pleased to note that the
equal pay settlements would also apply to past employees of the Authority who
had been transferred to such organisations as Grwp
Gwalia or NPT Homes, and were covered under the TUPE scheme. Members felt the
Authority had handled the equal pay negotiations in an exemplary fashion.
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Budget Proposals/Voluntary Redundancy Scheme Minutes: Members
noted that over 700 expressions of interest in the scheme had been received.
Members welcomed a further report to be brought to the Personnel Committee,
summarising all the decisions and actions taken in relation to the scheme.
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