Decision - New and Amended Human Resources Policies
Decision maker
Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee
Report author
Tracy Lucas
Published
5 Oct 2023
Reference
7030
As published
the council's own words, uneditedNew and Amended Human Resources Policies following a review of the use of fixed term contracts, secondment and acting up arrangements across the Council
RESOLVED: That the Committee (i) Agreed the amended policies on Secondments, Additional Payments and Recruitment. (ii) Agreed the new Policy on the Use of Fixed Term Contracts.
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A review of fixed-term contracts, secondments and acting-up arrangements across the council found that most recommendations had been implemented. Many long-term fixed-term employees and secondees had been moved into permanent roles, with improved monitoring and governance, and the final policies were planned for committee approval.
Recommendation
Approve the amended Secondment, Additional Payments and Recruitment policies and the new Use of Fixed Term Contract Policy, alongside measures to make long-term fixed-term contracts and secondments permanent where possible, monitor arrangements, advertise fixed-term posts internally and externally, limit acting-up arrangements, and improve transparency of additional payments.
Financial impact
none stated
Ward affected
city-wide
Decision maker
Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee
Date in document
14 Sep 2023
Stakeholders named
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Brighton & Hove City Council employees on fixed-term contractsEmployees undertaking secondmentsEmployees in acting-up arrangementsBrighton & Hove UNISONBrighton & Hove City Council
Next steps
parsed- Take the final policies to Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee for approval on 5 October 2023.
- Continue monitoring fixed-term contracts and secondments.
- Implement the remaining policy actions concerning acting-up arrangements and additional payments.
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