Meeting documents

M I N U T E S

A G E N D A

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

- to receive any apologies and note any substitutions.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

- to receive any declarations of interest from Members.

3. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE HELD ON 4 SEPTEMBER 2008

- to be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

Time Limit for this item - 30 minutes

Any member of the public or councillor, may participate in public forum. The detailed arrangements for so doing are described in the public information sheet at the back of this agenda.

Please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:

Questions :

Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your submission must be received at the latest by 5.00pm on 10 October 2008.

Petitions and statements :

Petitions and statements must be received by noon on the working day prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your submission must be received at the latest by 12.00pm on Wednesday 15 October 2008.

Notification of your public forum business should be addressed to the Head of Legal Services, c/o Democratic Services Section, Room 220, the Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. and marked for the attention of Pauline Draisey.

5. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING STAFF PAY AND CONDITIONS

- to agree (i) that the pay bands shown in Appendix A of the report are continued for the foreseeable future, with any increases being in line with the NJC for Local Government Services pay awards. All other terms and conditions for these employees will remain unaltered. (ii) The matter will be further reviewed if there are any significant changes/issues.

(Report of the Acting Strategic Leader - Resources)

6. AMENDMENTS TO THE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE, IMPROVING PERFORMANCE PROCEDURE, PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF 'SOME OTHER SUBSTANTIAL REASON', AND CODE OF PRACTICE ON THE CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATIONS

- approve with effect from 1stDecember 2008, the following:

(i) the revised Disciplinary Procedure

(ii) the revised Improving Performance

(iii) the revised Procedure for Dismissal on the grounds of Some Other Substantial Reason

(iv) The Code of Practice on the Conduct of Investigations.

(Report of the Head of Human Resources)

7. NEW OPPORTUNITIES PROCEDURE: FURTHER REPORT

- to adopt the amendments to the procedure agreed following further consultation

(Report of the Head of Human Resources)

8. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

Recommended - that under Section 100A(4) of the Local

Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following items, on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act (as amended).

9. CHIEF EXECUTIVE - PAY AWARD 2008/2009

(Exempt - paragraph 1 - information relating to any individual)

- to adopt the national agreement and revise the pay scale with effect from 1 April 2008 and to note the contractual changes which have been applied to the post of Chief Executive as set out in the report.

(Report of the Head of Human Resources)