Issue - meetings

(Report of the Head of Personnel)  To advise the Committee of the key workforce statistics for the last financial year 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006.

We received this report to advise the Committee of the key workforce statistics for the last financial year 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006.  The report provided a very detailed picture of the profile of the Council’s workforce, using information from SAP, the Council’s management information system.

Members raised concerns over the high rate of non-categorisation of staff entering sickness reasons upon returning to work, with the figure at 55% of those on long-term sickness (categorised as being periods of 20+ days).  The Head of Personnel agreed to escalate attempts to analyse and address this high figure and to report back to the committee in due course.

The Head of Personnel also agreed to report back on the extent of retirement and re-engagement, with regards to former Council employees being brought back in a consultancy capacity.

RESOLVED:

1. That we note the report and attached Employment Profile.
2. That the Head of Personnel report back to the committee on progress analysing and addressing non-categorisation in sickness absence returns.
3. That the Head of Personnel report back to the committee on the abovementioned retirement and re-engagement issues.
4. That we place on record our thanks to Officers for carrying out this detailed piece of work.