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Review of Trade Union Time Off & Facilities Arrangements

 

 

Meeting: 29/06/2006 - General Purposes Committee (old) (Item 11)

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(Report of the Head of Personnel)  This paper seeks to review trade union time off arrangements, facilities arrangements and consultation framework.

Minutes:

We received this report to review trade union time off arrangements, facilities arrangements and the consultation framework.  We also received an addendum to the report, giving the committee revised recommendations coming out of the meeting of the Council & Employee Joint Consultative Committee on 26th June 2006.

 

We noted that the Head of Personnel had on several occasions over the past months, discussed proposals to change the time off arrangements for Unison with Branch and Regional officers under terms of reference agreed by the Committee.  We learned that at the meeting of the Council and Employee Joint Consultative Committee of 26th June 2006, the Trade Union raised further points of discussion regarding the report, and the Head of Personnel agreed to further consultation.  The changes to recommendations were included in the addendum.

 

We noted that the Head of Personnel wished to delay implementing the formula and associated recommendations until the Unison elections in January.  Concern was raised by Members over the delay in implementation, but the Head of Personnel assured them that implementation at an earlier stage may have an adverse impact on industrial relations.

 

Responding to enquiries as to the usage of Union Time-Off, we agreed that the Head of Personnel would agree with the Unions a mechanism to be informed of the activities carried out by Officers granted Time-Off, and to report back to the committee accordingly.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

  1. That we note the discussion to date with the Employee side based on the terms of reference for reviewing trade union time off.
  2. That we agree the recommended changes to the trade union time off provision as set out in paragraph 6.4 of the report addendum.
  3. That Members agree all other recommendations as set out in the original report
  4. That, after coming to an agreement with the Unions, the Head of Personnel report back to the committee on a regular basis on the activities carried out by Officers granted Trade-Union Time Off.