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The Committee considered a report of the Director of Corporate Resources which provided an overview of the changes made to the County Council’s performance review process and guidance.  A copy of the report marked ‘Agenda Item 8’ is filed with these minutes.

Arising from discussion the following points were raised:-

      i.        The new Annual Performance Review (APR) was currently being rolled out, with e-learning available for line managers and staff. The APR was aligned with the County Council’s Performance Management Framework and Values and Behaviours. Appraisal could be spread out throughout the year, which would help to improve the quality of reporting where managers had large teams;

    ii.        The APR included a discussion about wellbeing and attendance of the individual; for line managers this would also include a discussion about how well they were managing the wellbeing and attendance of their staff. It was hoped that, over time, this would impact on levels of absence;

   iii.        Members welcomed the increased involvement of the employee in the APR and the requirement for personal reflection;

   iv.        Completion of the APR would be monitored; Directors would receive reports on completion rates to ensure that all staff received and were involved in the APR. a review of the roll-out would be completed in 12 months.

RESOLVED:-

That

a)    The report on the changes made to the County Council’s performance review process and guidance be noted; and

b)    A further report be submitted to the Committee in Spring 2020 regarding the post-implementation review of the Annual Performance Review Process.