Agenda and decisions

Joint Cabinet and Employment & General Committee - Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 10.30 am

Venue: Committee Room 1, Town Hall

Contact: Graham Ibberson 01246 345229

Items
No.	Item
1.	Declaration of Members' and Officers' Interests relating to items on the Agenda
2.	Apologies for Absence
3.	Minutes The minutes of the meetings of the Joint Cabinet and Employment and General committee held on Tuesday 20 February and Tuesday 19 March would be available for members to approve at the next scheduled meeting of the Joint Cabinet and Employment and General committee, on Tuesday 14 May.
4.	Trade Union Facility Time PDF 68 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Additional documents: Trade Union Partnership Arrangement - revision 2024 following TU feedback , item 4. PDF 114 KB Decision: *RESOLVED – 1. That the refreshed partnership agreement be endorsed and the Joint Cabinet and Employment and General Committee approve that the partnership agreement can be signed on behalf of the Council. 2. That an additional £45k be made available to enable 1.6 FTE posts to be backfilled in Housing Services, offsetting the increase in Trade Union facility time which is built into the refreshed partnership agreement. REASON FOR DECISIONS The refreshed agreement enables effective partnership working with Trade Unions during a period of intensive change whilst also balancing the need to maintain service delivery to our residents, businesses, and visitors.