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Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching)
10 Nov 2021 - 15:00 to 16:00
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Documents

Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Membership Section
Standard Items
Representing APT&C Staff
M Ferguson (and 5 APT&C Staff)

 


Representing Manual Workers
Manual Spokesperson (and 4 Representatives of Manual Trade Unions)

 


Further Information
A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available online at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx

 

For further information, please either email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk or telephone 0141 618 7112.

Items Of Business
It was proposed and agreed John Boylan chair the meeting.

DECIDED: That John Boylan chair the meeting.
2 Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor Paterson, Steven Fanning (Principal HR & OD Advisor) and Mark Ferguson (UNISON).
3 Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
1
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of agency staff employed within the Council as at September 2021 and detailing the capacity and Services in which they were engaged. The report advised that as at September 2021, 162 agency workers were employed across all Services, and that this was a reduction of 18 agency workers since August 2021.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
2
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of grievances received.

The report provided information on grievances at both the informal and formal stages. The report indicated that there were a total of two grievances as at August 2021,  which was a reduction of 6 cases since the last Board.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
3
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to activity undertaken in relation to health, safety and wellbeing issues since the previous meeting of the JCB Non-Teaching on 31 August 2021.

The report focused on the actions and activities that continued to support the council’s response and recovery plans.  The Health and Safety team had been an integral part of the council’s emergency management team, providing clear guidance as documents had been released from the UK and Scottish Governments, the HNS, and Health Protection Scotland.  The team linked with fellow colleagues in other local authorities to share knowledge and introduce any new learning to local guidance and procedures.

The Health and Safety team, as part of the wider HR and OD team, had worked collaboratively with all key stakeholders, including the Trade Unions, across the council and external partners such as the NHS, to ensure that any activities being undertaken were risk assessed. More importantly the controls being reviewed in line with any changes to the guidance including COVID levels  as they emerged to ensure employees and clients health, safety, and wellbeing. With the move to beyond National strategic level 0.  The Team had been actively involved in work with services to assist in a planned and managed response to work in accordance with guidance. Working from home was still the preferred option for some employees wherever possible. The Corporate Health & Safety Committee meetings had been reinstated, it had met three times this year and its final meeting was planned for early December 2021.  The Committee members had been consulted on several new documents including Health and Wellbeing at work, Legionella Guidance and the review of Drones.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
 

Supplementary Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Membership Section
Standard Items
Additional Item
I refer to the agenda for the meeting of the JCB Non Teaching to be held on 10 November 2021 and enclose the undernoted additional report which was not included in the notice calling the meeting and which the Convener has agreed to be considered as an urgent item of business:
Items Of Business
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.

Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending Apology
Councillor Jim Paterson 
NameReason for Absence
Councillor Jim Harte 

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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