Issue - meetings

The Interim Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development submitted a report regarding the Gender Pay Gap report.  The Human Resources Officer provided a summary of the report and the action taken since the first Gender Pay report was published in March 2018, the detail of which was set out in the report.  In response to a query, the Human Resources Officer provided an explanation of the Council’s mean gender pay gap and the median gender pay gap.

The Committee Chairman queried the introduction of “name blind” recruitment and Officers explained the difficulties in anonymising data. She assured Members that this would be progressed but was not yet logistically feasible.  The Interim Head explained that she would contact the new Shared Service ICT Manager and discuss this further.

Councillor P Ruffles sought and was provided with clarification regarding the use of the word “agile” in relation to an enabling environment.

The Committee Chairman suggested that, as the Gender Pay Gap was to be published that the recommendation should be amended slightly to reflect this.  This was supported.  

It was proposed by Councillor S Cousins and seconded by Councillor P Ruffles, that the report as amended, be noted.  After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that (A) the Council’s Gender Pay Gap report 2018 be noted and published; and

(B)   the Interim Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development discuss the issue of “name blind” recruitment with the ICT Strategic Partnership Manager.