{"document":{"created_at":"2009-08-27T22:23:06Z","document_owner_type":"Meeting","title":["Minutes for Employment and Appointments Committee meeting, Nov  5 2008,  6.00PM","Minutes for Employment and Appointments Committee meeting, Nov  5 2008,  6.00PM"],"body":"<div class=\"mgLinks\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\n\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMeetingAttendance.aspx?ID=538\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to attendance details for the meeting of Employment and Appointments CommitteeWednesday, 5th November, 2008 6.00 pm\">Attendance Details</a></li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=538&amp;T=0\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to agenda frontsheet pdf file\">Agenda Frontsheet\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 85 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t</li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=538\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to agenda reports document pack\">Agenda reports pack\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 245 KB</span> </a></li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2Pdf.aspx?ID=1007&amp;T=9\" class=\"external\">Employment and Appointments Supplement <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 128 KB</span> </a></li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2Pdf.aspx?ID=1032&amp;T=9\" class=\"external\">Employment and Appointments Supplement 2 <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 178 KB</span> </a></li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=538&amp;T=1\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to printed minutes pdf file\">Printed minutes\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 51 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    </li>\n\n</ul>\n</div><div class=\"mgContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Venue: </span>Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall. <a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgLocationDetails.aspx?RID=2\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to directions to Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall\"> View directions</a></p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Contact: </span>Andrew Mossop&nbsp; \n\t\tSenior Committee Officer\n\t\t\n\t\t</p>\n\t\t\n\t\tItems\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\tNo.\n\t\t\tItem\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI1961\"></a>59.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">Declarations of Interest</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Members are asked to consider whether they\nhave personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any\nitem(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what\nthey are.</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Members of the Committee were requested to\ndeclare whether they had an interest, either personal or\nprejudicial, in any item on the agenda and, if so, to declare it\nand state the nature of such interest.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">No such declarations were made.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI2190\"></a>60.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">Order of Business</p>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Chair suggested and it was agreed that the\norder of business be varied and that item 3 on the agenda be\nconsidered first.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI2002\"></a>61.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2531\" title=\"Link to document 'Establishment of Posts for Big Lottery Children's Play Programme' pdf file\" class=\"external\">Establishment of Posts for Big Lottery Children&#39;s Play Programme <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 100 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=2537\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 61.\">View the background to item 61.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Director of Children&rsquo;s Services\nsubmitted a report which sought the Committee's approval to\nestablish the following posts:</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Children&rsquo;s Play Fund Monitoring and\nFinance Officer, Part-time (25 hrs) Band H (&pound;18,085-\n&pound;19,970)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Play Inclusion co-ordinator, Part-time (30\nhours) Band F (&pound;16,206-&pound;17,774)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">3 x Playworkers, Part-time (18 hours) Band D\n(&pound;6,630-&pound;8,340)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The posts would be funded for a time-limited\nperiod of three years by the BIG Lottery Children&rsquo;s Play\nInitiative Fund allocation of &pound;881,208.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Director responded to comments from\nmembers and stated where the posts would be based and that they\nwould be on fixed term contracts.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Resolved &ndash; That the establishment of:</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Children&rsquo;s Play Fund Monitoring and Finance\nOfficer, Part-time (25 hrs) Band H</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Play Inclusion co-ordinator, Part-time (30 hours)\nBand F</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">3 x Playworkers, Part-time (18 hours) Band D</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>within\nthe Children&rsquo;s and Young People&rsquo;s Department for a time\nlimited period of three years, funded by the BIG Lottery\nChildren&rsquo;s Play Initiative Fund, be approved.</b><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI1960\"></a>62.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2449\" title=\"Link to document 'Redeployment: Review Process' pdf file\" class=\"external\">Redeployment: Review Process <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 55 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=1592\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 62.\">View the background to item 62.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This item was deferred at the last meeting on\n24 September to enable the views of the Trades Unions to be fully\nconsidered. These will be reported at the meeting.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Additional documents:</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"mgBulletList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2615\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to document 'Letter from Unite Union' pdf file\">Letter from Unite Union<span class=\"mgHide\">, item 62.</span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 27 KB</span> </a> </li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2880\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to document 'UNISONLetter' pdf file\">UNISONLetter<span class=\"mgHide\">, item 62.</span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 63 KB</span> </a> </li>\n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Further to minute 58 (24/9/08) the Director of\nLaw, HR and Asset Management re-submitted a report advising the\nCommittee of a proposal to update the Council&rsquo;s process for\nreviewing the continued employment of employees who had been placed\non the Corporate Redeployment Register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Letters from Unite and UNISON had been\ncirculated to the Committee and were considered.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Officers addressed the Committee, providing an\nupdate as to the current position alongside the actions being\nrecommended.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Chair welcomed Joe Taylor, Branch\nSecretary of UNISON and invited him to address the meeting.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">After considering the submissions of officers\nand the unions and having debated the matter, it was moved by\nCouncillor Green and seconded by Councillor Ellis that &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&ldquo;(1) The matter be deferred for further\ndiscussions so that the situation with the 36 staff can be\nclarified and the Council continue to work with the Trades Unions\nso that wherever possible compulsory redundancies are avoided.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(2) The Trades Unions be invited to attend\nfuture meetings of this Committee.&rdquo;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It was moved as an amendment by Councillor\nDavies and seconded by the Chair that &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&ldquo;(1) The Council&rsquo;s redeployment\nprocesses be updated as detailed within the Director&rsquo;s report\nand the Council continue to work with the Trades Unions to find\nsolutions to help those on the redeployment register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(2) That the Trades Unions be invited to\nattend future meetings of this Committee.&rdquo;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The amendment was put and carried (4:2)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The amendment then becoming the substantive\nmotion was put and it was &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Resolved (4:2) &ndash; That</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(1) the Council&rsquo;s redeployment processes be\nupdated as detailed within the Director&rsquo;s report and the\nCouncil continue to work with the Trades Unions to find solutions\nto help those on the redeployment register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(2) the Trades Unions be invited to attend future\nmeetings of this Committee.</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n<div class=\"mgHelpLine\">\t\n</div>\t\n</div>","document_owner_id":13481,"updated_at":"2010-04-23T16:02:56Z","url":"http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=197&MId=538&Ver=4","id":9538,"raw_body":"<div class=\"mgLinks\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\n\t\t<li><a href=\"mgMeetingAttendance.aspx?ID=538\" title=\"Link to attendance details for the meeting of Employment and Appointments CommitteeWednesday, 5th November, 2008 6.00 pm\">Attendance Details</a></li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=538&amp;T=0\" title=\"Link to agenda frontsheet pdf file\">Agenda Frontsheet\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 85 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t</li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=538\" title=\"Link to agenda reports document pack\">Agenda reports pack\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 245 KB</span> </a></li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2Pdf.aspx?ID=1007&amp;T=9\">Employment and Appointments Supplement <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 128 KB</span> </a></li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2Pdf.aspx?ID=1032&amp;T=9\">Employment and Appointments Supplement 2 <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 178 KB</span> </a></li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=538&amp;T=1\" title=\"Link to printed minutes pdf file\">Printed minutes\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 51 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    </li>\n\n</ul>\n</div><div class=\"mgContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Venue: </span>Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall. <a href=\"mgLocationDetails.aspx?RID=2\" title=\"Link to directions to Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall\"> View directions</a></p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Contact: </span>Andrew Mossop&nbsp; \n\t\tSenior Committee Officer\n\t\t\n\t\t</p>\n\t\t<table class=\"mgItemTable\" id=\"mgItemTable\" summary=\"Table of agenda items\">\n\t\t<caption class=\"mgSectionTitle\">Items</caption>\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\" abbr=\"No\">No.</th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\" abbr=\"Item\">Item</th>\n\t\t</tr>\n\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI1961\"></a>59.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">Declarations of Interest</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Members are asked to consider whether they\nhave personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any\nitem(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what\nthey are.</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Members of the Committee were requested to\ndeclare whether they had an interest, either personal or\nprejudicial, in any item on the agenda and, if so, to declare it\nand state the nature of such interest.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">No such declarations were made.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI2190\"></a>60.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">Order of Business</p>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Chair suggested and it was agreed that the\norder of business be varied and that item 3 on the agenda be\nconsidered first.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI2002\"></a>61.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2531\" title=\"Link to document 'Establishment of Posts for Big Lottery Children&#39;s Play Programme' pdf file\" class=\"mgAiTitleLnk\">Establishment of Posts for Big Lottery Children&#39;s Play Programme <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 100 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=2537\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 61.\">View the background to item 61.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Director of Children&rsquo;s Services\nsubmitted a report which sought the Committee's approval to\nestablish the following posts:</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Children&rsquo;s Play Fund Monitoring and\nFinance Officer, Part-time (25 hrs) Band H (&pound;18,085-\n&pound;19,970)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">1 x Play Inclusion co-ordinator, Part-time (30\nhours) Band F (&pound;16,206-&pound;17,774)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">3 x Playworkers, Part-time (18 hours) Band D\n(&pound;6,630-&pound;8,340)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The posts would be funded for a time-limited\nperiod of three years by the BIG Lottery Children&rsquo;s Play\nInitiative Fund allocation of &pound;881,208.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Director responded to comments from\nmembers and stated where the posts would be based and that they\nwould be on fixed term contracts.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Resolved &ndash; That the establishment of:</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">1 x Children&rsquo;s Play Fund Monitoring and Finance\nOfficer, Part-time (25 hrs) Band H</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">1 x Play Inclusion co-ordinator, Part-time (30 hours)\nBand F</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3 x Playworkers, Part-time (18 hours) Band D</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b style=\"q-bidi-font-weight:normal\">within\nthe Children&rsquo;s and Young People&rsquo;s Department for a time\nlimited period of three years, funded by the BIG Lottery\nChildren&rsquo;s Play Initiative Fund, be approved.</b><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI1960\"></a>62.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2449\" title=\"Link to document 'Redeployment: Review Process' pdf file\" class=\"mgAiTitleLnk\">Redeployment: Review Process <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 55 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=1592\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 62.\">View the background to item 62.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This item was deferred at the last meeting on\n24 September to enable the views of the Trades Unions to be fully\nconsidered. These will be reported at the meeting.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Additional documents:</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"mgBulletList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2615\" title=\"Link to document &#39;Letter from Unite Union&#39; pdf file\">Letter from Unite Union<span class=\"mgHide\">, item 62.</span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 27 KB</span> </a> </li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2880\" title=\"Link to document &#39;UNISONLetter&#39; pdf file\">UNISONLetter<span class=\"mgHide\">, item 62.</span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 63 KB</span> </a> </li>\n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\"><div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Further to minute 58 (24/9/08) the Director of\nLaw, HR and Asset Management re-submitted a report advising the\nCommittee of a proposal to update the Council&rsquo;s process for\nreviewing the continued employment of employees who had been placed\non the Corporate Redeployment Register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Letters from Unite and UNISON had been\ncirculated to the Committee and were considered.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Officers addressed the Committee, providing an\nupdate as to the current position alongside the actions being\nrecommended.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Chair welcomed Joe Taylor, Branch\nSecretary of UNISON and invited him to address the meeting.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">After considering the submissions of officers\nand the unions and having debated the matter, it was moved by\nCouncillor Green and seconded by Councillor Ellis that &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&ldquo;(1) The matter be deferred for further\ndiscussions so that the situation with the 36 staff can be\nclarified and the Council continue to work with the Trades Unions\nso that wherever possible compulsory redundancies are avoided.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(2) The Trades Unions be invited to attend\nfuture meetings of this Committee.&rdquo;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It was moved as an amendment by Councillor\nDavies and seconded by the Chair that &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&ldquo;(1) The Council&rsquo;s redeployment\nprocesses be updated as detailed within the Director&rsquo;s report\nand the Council continue to work with the Trades Unions to find\nsolutions to help those on the redeployment register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">(2) That the Trades Unions be invited to\nattend future meetings of this Committee.&rdquo;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The amendment was put and carried (4:2)</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The amendment then becoming the substantive\nmotion was put and it was &ndash;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Resolved (4:2) &ndash; That</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">(1) the Council&rsquo;s redeployment processes be\nupdated as detailed within the Director&rsquo;s report and the\nCouncil continue to work with the Trades Unions to find solutions\nto help those on the redeployment register.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-weight: bold; q-bidi-font-weight: normal\">(2) the Trades Unions be invited to attend future\nmeetings of this Committee.</p>\n</div>\n</div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t</table>\n<div class=\"mgHelpLine\">\t\n</div>\t\n</div>","openlylocal_url":"http://openlylocal.com/documents/9538-Minutes-for-Employment-and-Appointments-Committee-meeting-Nov-5-2008-6-00PM","document_type":"Minutes","precis":"\nAttendance Details\nAgenda Frontsheet\n PDF 85 KB \nAgenda reports pack\n PDF 245 KB \nEmployment and Appointments Supplement  PDF 128 KB \nEmployment and Appointments Supplement 2  PDF 178 KB \nPrinted minutes\n PDF 51 KB \nVenue: Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall.  View directions\nContact: Andrew Mossop&nbsp; \nSenior Committee Officer\nItems\nNo.\nItem\n59.\nDeclarations of Interest\nMembers are asked to consider whether they\nhave personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any\nitem(s) on th...","status":null}}