Agenda and minutes

Members received an overview of the equalities employment information for the year 2015 – 2016, prior to its publication on the Council’s website, and the employment-related equality objectives.

Members received an overview of the Council’s recent accreditation to become a Disability Confident Employer as detailed in the circulated report.

Members were pleased that the Council had transitioned from a Two Ticks Employer to a Level 2 of the Disability Confident Scheme to become a Disability Confident Employer.  Members noted that the accreditation lasts until the 8^th August 2017 but prior to that the Council will carry out a self-assessment in order to continue our commitment to the Scheme.

Members received an overview of the support that Human Resources had provided to schools facing financial difficulties as a result of budget pressures and the support schools received affected by the Strategic School Improvement Programme as detailed in the circulated report.

Officers also highlighted an error to the circulated report at Item 2 Financial Impact the schools delegated budget for 2016/17 should have read £79,616 million and not as stated in the report.

Members received an overview of the Soulbury Officers 2016 Pay Claim which gave Members an update on the national pay negotiations for Soulbury employees as detailed in the circulated report.

Members received an update of the Youth and Community employees  national pay negotiations as detailed in the circulated report.

Members received an overview of the proposal to establish permanent and fixed term posts with the Access Managed Service of the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Directorate as detailed in the circulated report.

It was highlighted that Access Managed Services have recently secured the cleaning contract for the new Bae Baglan School and as such needs to establish new cleaning posts in order to deliver the cleaning contract.