Issue - meetings

The report outlines the content of three HR policies:

·                    The Relocation Policy is new and is being introduced for the first time.

·                    The Capability Policy policy is a revision of existing Guidelines.

·                    There is an addition to the Annual Leave and Time Off Policy to make provision for Carers Leave.

Dan Paul, Chief People Officer, introduced the report as set in the agenda pack.

Relocation policy:

In response to questions from the Committee it was noted that:

• The policy involved new staff who would relocate from other parts of the country, or from another country.
• There were limits to the distance somebody could relocate to. Relocations needed to be within 35 miles from the Haringey offices in order to be eligible for relocation assistance.
• Only certain roles were eligible for this type of offer.
• This policy was applicable for new appointees. This would not be applied for existing staff working remotely.
• The policy would not apply for school-based employees. However, schools were free to adopt the policy. Following approval, this policy would be shared via the school’s forum, and the school could make their own decisions on their own employment policies.

Capability Policy:

In response to questions from the Committee it was noted that:

• Appeals against dismissal would be heard by a member panel, comprising of 2 Labour Members and 1 Liberal Democrat Member, from a pool of trained Members.
• The Dismissal Appeal Panel was for members of staff to appeal against dismissals. The Disciplinary, Grievance and Dismissal Panel was set up to deal with disciplinaries, grievances and dismissals of Deputy Chief Officers and Chief Officers.
• Cllr Adje suggested the following amendments to the policy:

1.    Section 9.5 to be clearer.

2.    Add a subheading for paragraph 21 to make the context clearer and easier to understand.

3.    The Chair should be consulted after the suggested amendments to the policy were made.

Annual leave and time off policy:

In response to questions from the Committee it was noted that:

• Staff could be dismissed while on annual leave.
• The updated policy would be published as this was an enhancement to the existing policy.

RESOLVED

To approve each of the attached policies, and delegates authority to the Chief People Officer to make such amendments as considered minor.