Meeting documents

SCC Human Resources Committee
Monday, 16th January, 2017 2.00 pm

Venue: Luttrell Room - County Hall, Taunton. View directions

Contact: Rebecca Dunstan on 01823 359039 Email: rdunstan@somerset.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
145.	Declarations of Interest View the declarations of interest for item 145. Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team. Minutes: At Item 6 all members present declared an interest as candidates for the 2017 County Council elections.
146.	Minutes from the previous meeting PDF 62 KB The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate. Minutes: The Committee confirmed the minutes as a correct record. Councillor Bailey raised the issue of when the issue of implementation of policies is coming back to HR Policy Committee. Chris Squire confirmed that the process of looking at current policies would start in the new financial year He is working ... view the full minutes text for item 146.
147.	Public Question Time The Chairman will allow members of the public to present a petition on any matter within the Committee’s remit. Questions or statements about any matter on the agenda for this meeting will be taken at the time when each matter is considered. Minutes: There were no members of the public present.
148.	Workforce Equalities Report 2016 PDF 50 KB To consider the above report (attached) Additional documents: Somerset County Council Workforce Equalities Report 2016 final , item 148. PDF 704 KB Minutes: The committee discussed the Workforce Equalities report and they liked the case studies and they were pleased to see the number of disabled applicants. Officers explained that the Council has a Statutory duty to report annually on Equalities data. Members were encouraged to talk to families, friends and constituents about ... view the full minutes text for item 148.
149.	Time Off Policy relating to Election Duties PDF 79 KB View the decision for item 149. To consider the above report. Decision: The Committee discussed the officer report and the two options proposed. The Committee agreed option (a) within the report, to maintain the current provision within the Request for Time Off Policy (last updated June 2016) with regards to work on County Council elections. Minutes: The Committee considered the report regarding the existing provision for leave arrangements for Somerset county council employees when assisting with County Council elections. Officers confirmed that the large majority neighbouring authorities aligned with our SCC policy. No other authority apart from Sedgemoor District Council required employees to take a day’s ... view the full minutes text for item 149.
150.	Any other urgent items of business The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business. Minutes: There were no other items of business.