Decision details

The Waste and Street Cleaning Manager submitted a report recommending for approval proposed changes to the staffing structure within Building Cleaning services to bring the establishment back into line with operational needs.

The report followed on from a review of agency staff within Greenspaces and Street Cleansing whereby numbers of agency staff were significantly reduced to reflect corporate policy. A similar review had been carried out in the Building Cleaning service that had identified that significant numbers of agency staff had been engaged to meet the demands of an increased workload.

The vacant positions equated to 7.6 FTEs. The report proposed to fill the vacant posts with contracted positions to replace the agency staff. The details of the posts were listed in the appendices to the officer’s report. In addition, the report proposed to create a pool of part-time variable hour posts, with a guaranteed minimum number of annualised hours, to cover for leave and sickness absence and provide flexibility to cover peaks in demand.

The report outlined the human resources and the financial implications along with the potential risks moving to the new staffing proposals.

*RESOLVED –

1)           That the proposed changes to the staffing structure within Building Cleaning Services, as detailed within Appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved in order to bring the establishment back into line with operational needs.

2)           That the Interim Environmental Services Manager in consultation with the Executive Director and Human Resources be authorised to coordinate the appointment of staff to the revised structure having regard to the Council’s policies and protocols.