Secondment Policy
Minute 20 refers
Minutes:
The Committee considered and approved the recommendation of the Local Joint Panel meeting held on 16 March 2016 on a revised Secondment Policy.
RESOLVED – that the revised Secondment Policy, as now submitted, be approved.
(See also Minute 698).
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Minutes:
The Secretary to the Employer’s Side submitted a report inviting Members to approve the revised policy and to make a recommendation to Human Resources Committee, as appropriate. The Human Resources Officer summarised the background behind the proposed changes.
The Panel Chairman welcomed updates to the Secondment Policy stating that it was a useful way of gaining experience in different organisations and referred to his past positive experience of a secondment, including its usefulness in terms of the transfer of learning and information. The Secretary to the Employer’s Side explained how the process was advertised, adding that she was keen to promote this arrangement in working with the Council’s partners.
In response to a query by Councillor E Buckmaster, the Secretary to the Employer’s Side explained how the process worked within the shared services arrangement.
The Panel recommended to Human Resources Committee, approval of the report, as now detailed.
RECOMMENDED – that the revised Secondment Policy, as now submitted, be approved.