Meeting documents
Employment and Appointments Committee
Monday, 19th November 2007
Venue : Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- MINUTES
- WIRRAL COUNCIL AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP HOMES – THE COMMUNITY FUND’S DISCRETIONARY FUND – ‘YOUR WIRRAL’
- A DELIVERY TEAM FOR THE REGENERATION OF WIRRAL
- INVESTMENT STRATEGY TEAM
- PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS – FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- LAND AND PROPERTY IT SYSTEM
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME REFORM TIERED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
- BEST VALUE AUTHORITIES STAFF TRANSFERS (PENSIONS) DIRECTION 2007
- CONSULTATION ON EXTENSION OF 85 YEAR RULE PROTECTION
- SUBSISTENCE REIMBURSEMENTS
- REGISTRATION OFFICERS – CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS
- MANAGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE
- EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
- EARLY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST - Exempt
- ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EMPLOYEES - Exempt
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Summary:
Members of the Committee are requested to declare whether they have an interest, either personal or prejudicial, in any item on the agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meetings of the Employment and Appointments Committee held on 25 and 26 July, and 24 September, 2007, which were received by Council on 29 October, 2007.
Recommendation:
That the minutes be received.
Item 3 - WIRRAL COUNCIL AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP HOMES – THE COMMUNITY FUND’S DISCRETIONARY FUND – ‘YOUR WIRRAL’
Summary:
This report seeks agreement to establish a “Your Wirral” Co-ordinator post, Scale 6 (£20,895 to £22,293 plus on costs), following the agreement of funding by Cabinet on 1 November 2007.
Recommendation:
That Committee agree to the establishment of the post of Your Wirral Co-ordinator at Scale 6.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 4 - A DELIVERY TEAM FOR THE REGENERATION OF WIRRAL
Summary:
Members are asked to agree the proposals to establish a new Regeneration Delivery Team for Wirral, based within the Regeneration Department.
Recommendation:
That members agree to the establishment of the Regeneration Team as outlined in Appendix 1 of this report.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 5 - INVESTMENT STRATEGY TEAM
Summary:
This report requests authority to undertake the recruitment of a new Investment Strategy Team within the Department of Corporate Services to provide policy and planning work in connection with Wirral Waters and related strategic regeneration developments.
Recommendation:
That Committee authorises the Director of Corporate Services to make 5 new appointments to support the delivery of the Investment strategy.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS – FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Summary:
This report, as approved by Cabinet at its meeting on 1 November 2007, recommends the creation of the post of press and public relations officer with specific responsibility for issues relating to the Finance Department.
It has been agreed to fund this post from two sources: 50% contribution from the Pension Fund and 50% from the Insurance Fund, both areas of activity that will benefit significantly from appropriate media management.
Recommendation:
That an additional post of Press and Public Relations Officer, PO2, with specific responsibility for the Finance Department, be established in the Corporate Services Department.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - LAND AND PROPERTY IT SYSTEM
Summary:
This report informs Committee that Cabinet on 18 October 2007 approved the acquisition of a Land and Property IT system and seeks Committee's approval to the creation of a post of Land and Property Systems Manager at PO10 (£33,315-35,772).
Recommendation:
That Committee agree to the establishment of a post of Land and Property Systems Manager, PO10.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME REFORM TIERED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
Summary:
This report informs Members of the new arrangements for the introduction of tiered employee contributions from 1 April 2008.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 9 - BEST VALUE AUTHORITIES STAFF TRANSFERS (PENSIONS) DIRECTION 2007
Summary:
This report informs Members of the publication of the Direction Order making the protection of employees’ pension rights on transfer a statutory requirement which comes into force on 1 October 2007.
Recommendation:
That Members note the report.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - CONSULTATION ON EXTENSION OF 85 YEAR RULE PROTECTION
Summary:
This report informs Members of consultation carried out by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to review the current provisions regarding the 85 year rule tapered protections between 2016 and 2020 for certain active members of the Pension Fund.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 11 - SUBSISTENCE REIMBURSEMENTS
Summary:
Committee received the attached report setting out revised maximum reimbursement rates for susbistence allowances that relate to all staff at its meeting on 24 September 2007. It was requested at that meeting further information be produced to further justify the recommendations in particular in relation to overnight accommodation.
This report presents further information and recommends revisions to the various rates of maximum reimbursement.
Recommendation:
(1) That the proposed new maximum reimbursement rates be implemented from 1 December 2007.
(2) That I continue to review these rates annually.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 12 - REGISTRATION OFFICERS – CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Summary:
This report sets out the implications of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 for the Council’s Registration Service staff.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 13 - MANAGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE
Summary:
This report updates Members on the Management of Attendance and Performance throughout the authority, the BVPI level as of September 2007 stood at 9.95 days which was above the target set for 2007/8 of 9.20 days, but below the national target for Metropolitan Authorities of 10.50 days.
The report also updates Members as to the steps being taken by departments to effectively manage sickness absence, related corporate initiatives an analysis of the reasons for sickness absence and draws comparisons with a survey on sickness absence recently published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Recommendation:
That the report is noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 14 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Summary:
The public may be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information.
Recommendation:
That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that It involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.
Item 15 - EARLY VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972.
Item 16 - ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EMPLOYEES - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972
Item 17 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as urgent.
Agenda Published: 9 November 2007