Agenda and minutes

No declarations of interest were received.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Wall and J Innes.

RESOLVED -

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Employment and General Committee of 21 June, 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The HR Officer submitted a report seeking approval for the new child related leave policy.

The report noted that the policy was a merge of current policies for maternity leave, adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave and parental leave.

There had been a number of employment law amendments which needed to be reflected in the policy. These amendments included:

·        Maternity Leave – an addition of a statement regarding nursing at work following the birth was included;

·        Paternity Leave – the policy had been clarified and amendments made to paternity pay and leave with regard to length of service.

·        Shared Parental Leave – further to the Snell v British Rail case the policy had been revised so all shared parental leave would be paid at Ordinary Maternity Pay rate so males and females would be paid the same;

·        Parental Leave – there was no change to the policy;

·        Adoption Leave – there was no change to the policy.

The proposed policy was submitted to the Employer – Trade Union Committee for comments before submission to the Employment and General Committee.

*RESOLVED –

That the revised Child Related Leave Policy be approved.

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Click here to access the Corporate Accidents and Work Related Ill-Health Incidents Report.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Council Health and Safety Committee held on 26 April, 2017 and Corporate Accidents and Work Related Ill-Health Incidents Report were submitted.

RESOLVED –

That the Minutes and Report be received and noted.