Agenda and decisions

a)         That the proposed reporting timetable on relevant workforce matters and the Employment Committee Work Programme for 2026, be approved.

b)         That the contents of the Employment Committee Terms of Reference, be noted.

a)         That the content of the report regarding the County Councils Gender Pay Gap reporting, be noted

b)         That the publication of the Gender Pay Gap report by 30 March 2026, be noted.

That the update on workforce information and performance measures for Quarter 3 2025/26, including details relating to headcount, Full Time Equivalent (FTE), absence rates and reason, and reported completion of Annual Performance Reviews (APR), be noted.

That the update of the current Action Plans which contain provision for compulsory redundancy and details of progress on their implementation, be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to be held on 21 May 2026.

The press and public are likely to be excluded during the following items of business in accordance with Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972:

-                Attendance Management – Focus on Adults and Communities.

-                Working Arrangements Policy.

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the remaining item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and that, in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

That the update provided on the Adults and Communities department’s overall position on sickness absence, be noted.

That the proposed action outlined within paragraph 16 of the report, be supported.