Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Frankish and Holland.

To receive Declarations of Interest, from Members, on items contained within this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest stated.

To agree as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 30 November, 2015.

Resolved:    That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 November, 2015 be agreed as a correct record.

Consideration was given to a report in respect of the Shared Parental Leave Policy. This was a statutory entitlement implemented by the Government in April, 2015.

A copy of the proposed Policy was appended to the report.

Resolved:    That thePolicy be approved.

Consideration was given to a report regarding the Policy on Time off for Dependants and a request made by the trade unions to pay employees on the first occasion within a twelve month period.  An employee would need to have come in to work and be called away to deal with an emergency situation.

One Member raised a query about emergencies which occurred in the middle of the night and was advised that, in those circumstances officers would take the day as leave.

Resolved:              That the Trade Union’s request be agreed with clear

indication that an employee must have come into work first prior to being called away and they would be paid for their standard day (part –time employees would be subject to pro-rata).