Zero Hours Contracts at Chesterfield Venues
Decision:
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That the principle of replacing zero hours contracts with annualised hours contracts at the Chesterfield Venues be approved.
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That the 48 annualised hours posts, as detailed in section 6 of the report, be put on the establishment.
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That the Arts and Venues Manager be authorised to effect the appointment of existing staff to the annualised hours contracted posts having regard to the Council’s policies and protocols.
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That all zero hours posts which are replaced with annualised hours posts internally through this process be deleted from the establishment.
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That any of the 48 annualised hours posts that are not filled internally be advertised externally.
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That all the 48 newly established posts be paid monthly for the time worked that month.
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That any member of staff who does not wish to apply for an annualised contract may retain their zero hours contract on the understanding that less hours will be available to them.
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That the three existing contractual hours front of house staff posts be deleted from the establishment and replaced by annualised contracts.
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That the five existing duty managers posts on grade 4 be regraded to grade 5, so that staff can be required to work from all Council venues. |
Minutes:
The Arts and Venues Manager submitted a report informing Members how zero hours contracts were currently used at the Chesterfield Venues and seeking approval to replace them with annualised hours contracts.
The report detailed the outcome of the review of zero hours posts at the venues following the introduction of the Council’s Zero Hours Policy in November 2014. This covered Duty Managers, Front of House staff and Technical staff. The review concluded that replacing zero hours contracts with annualised hours contracts best suited the delivery of the service and provided security of hours for the staff concerned.
The proposed annualised hours posts were equivalent to approximately 80% of hours actually worked in 2014, providing sufficient flexibility if there were fewer performances and events in the future. It was likely that staff would have the opportunity to work additional hours above their contracted annualised hours, and the operation of the system would be reviewed on a regular basis.
Consultation had been undertaken with the staff impacted by these proposals and the relevant Trade Unions and details of this were included in the report, along with the human resources and equalities implications and an assessment of the risks associated with the proposals and actions to mitigate these.
It was not anticipated that there would be any significant financial impact arising from the implementation of these proposals.
The report outlined possible alternative options, although these were not considered to meet the Council’s Zero Hours Policy or the needs of the service.
The report detailed the proposed plans for implementation of annualised hours contracts, it being noted that there would be the possibility for existing staff to remain on zero hours contracts if they preferred, albeit with reduced hours available for work.
RESOLVED –
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That the principle of replacing zero hours contracts with annualised hours contracts at the Chesterfield Venues be approved.
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(2) |
That the 48 annualised hours posts, as detailed in section 6 of the report, be put on the establishment.
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(3) |
That the Arts and Venues Manager be authorised to effect the appointment of existing staff to the annualised hours contracted posts having regard to the Council’s policies and protocols.
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(4) |
That all zero hours posts which are replaced with annualised hours posts internally through this process be deleted from the establishment.
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(5) |
That any of the 48 annualised hours posts that are not filled internally be advertised externally.
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(6) |
That all the 48 newly established posts be paid monthly for the time worked that month.
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(7) |
That any member of staff who does not wish to apply for an annualised contract may retain their zero hours contract on the understanding that less hours will be available to them.
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(8) |
That the three existing contractual hours front of house staff posts be deleted from the establishment and replaced by annualised contracts.
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(9) |
That the five existing duty managers posts on grade 4 be regraded to grade 5, so that staff can be required to work from all Council venues. |
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