Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

8.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.  By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

The Chair referred Members present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein.

9.

Apologies for absence and substitutions (if any)

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Adje.

10.

Urgent Business

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items of Urgent Business will be dealt with under agenda item 13 below. New items of exempt Urgent Business will be dealt with at agenda item 17 below).

Minutes:

None.

11.

Declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

None.

12.

Deputations / petitions / presentations / questions

To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.

Minutes:

Sean Fox, Branch Secretary for Unison, addressed the Committee in respect of item 11 – HR Change Management Policy.

 

The main issue with the proposed policy was the length of pay protection for staff.  Unison considered three years to be a reasonable length of time and requested that the Committee review the proposal and increase the length of pay protection to between 18 months and three years.

 

 

Clerks note - the Chair re-ordered the agenda to consider item 11 – HR Change Management Policy.  The minutes follow the order of the agenda.

13.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 203 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meetings held on 20 September 2021 and 18 October 2021.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on 20 September 2021 and 18 October 2021 be approved as a correct record.

14.

UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL'S APPROACH TO THE WAY STAFF WORK AND USE ITS OFFICE ACCOMMODATION pdf icon PDF 244 KB

Minutes:

James Wills-Fleming, Council Accommodation Strategic Commissioner, introduced the report as set out.

 

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

-               The latest government guidance had not changed in terms of working from home.  The Council would continue to follow public health guidance.  Staff were encouraged to wear masks whilst moving around the office, and all desks were set out to be socially distanced.

-               It was important for staff to recognise that they should start to return to the office and 100% working from home was not the direction that Haringey was travelling in.

-               Staff would be encouraged to work from the office to reconnect with colleagues and collaborate on projects.

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

15.

SCHOOLS PAY POLICY REPORT 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 339 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Dan Paul, Chief People Officer, introduced the report as set out. 

 

RESOLVED that the updated Haringey Schools Model Pay policy for September 2021 and recommend its adoption to Haringey maintained Schools be approved.

16.

PAY POLICY REPORT pdf icon PDF 624 KB

To follow

Minutes:

Dan Paul, Chief People Officer, introduced the report as set out.

 

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

-               In most cases, the returning officer was always the Chief Executive.  This was mainly because the Chief Executive was the most senior member of staff and were able to command resources across the Council to run an election.

-               Paragraph 13.2 implied that redundancy schemes were subject to change.  Dan Paul agreed to remove this wording as it was not required, and advised that the website would always reflect the current scheme.

 

RESOLVED that the draft Pay Policy Statement 2022/23, attached at Appendix A be approved.

17.

HR Parental Policy - Progress Report pdf icon PDF 814 KB

Minutes:

Karen Gooday, Head of Employment,Reward & Transformation, introduced the report as set out.  This was a key policy area as identified by the Committee to update.  There were nine areas in the policy with various practice notes. 

 

RESOLVED that the proposals for changes in benefits outlined in this report be agreed so that a policy can be prepared to be discussed with relevant stakeholder groups and Corporate Board.

18.

HR Change Management Policy - Agreement of Changes pdf icon PDF 317 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Karen Gooday, Head of Employment,Reward & Transformation, introduced the report as set out. 

 

Members commented that the progress made was a tribute to officers and the Unions.  It was suggested that 18 months full pay protection, with regular reviews, would be a good compromise in response to the deputation made by Unison.  This proposal was agreed by all members of the Committee.

 

RESOLVED that

 

1.            the proposals in this report be considered, in particular where agreement has not been reached on the principal of pay protection with the Trade Unions; and

 

2.            the proposals outlined in this report be agreed so that the Policy and Practice note can be prepared for consultation with Corporate Board and the relevant stakeholder groups.

19.

HR Policy Review - Progress Report pdf icon PDF 302 KB

Minutes:

Karen Gooday, Head of Employment,Reward & Transformation, introduced the report as set out. 

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

20.

New items of urgent business

Date of To consider any new items of urgent business admitted by the Chair under agenda item 3 above.

Minutes:

None.

21.

Dates of future meetings

1 February 2022

21 February 2022

Minutes:

1 February 2022

22 February 2022

22.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

Item 16 is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 1 and 2.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting as agenda item 16 contained exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the local Government Act 1985), paragraphs 1 and 2.

23.

EXEMPT MINUTES

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2021 be approved as a correct record.

24.

New items of exempt urgent business

Minutes:

None.