Consideration was given to the report of the
Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development. A supplementary update report was circulated at
the meeting containing a revision to the proposed package of terms
and conditions of employment.
RESOLVED
To recommend to Council that
the Chief Executive, as Head of Paid Service, be given full delegated authority on
behalf of the Council to:
- Jointly agree, in
consultation with the Trade Unions, changes to terms and conditions
of employment of all employees
affected by the current review and as set out in paragraphs 10.6
and 10.7 of the original report.
- Following a positive
ballot of the Trade Union membership to arrange for their
implementation as a new single set of terms and conditions for
all employees affected by the
review through collective agreement with the joint Trade
Unions.
- In the event that the
ballot of the Trade Unions membership does not endorse the joint
proposal as set out at recommendation 1 above, to determine, in
consultation with the Council’s
Staffing Committee, the final terms and conditions of employment
for all employees affected by the review, together with the
appropriate options for implementation.
- Separately consider
in consultation with the Council’s Staffing Committee
appropriate options for the implementation of a two year Increment
Freeze for all staff affected by the review.