Issue - meetings

The Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development submitted a report on what HR and the Payroll team had been working on.  He provided a summary of the report.  

In response to a query from Councillor A Alder, the Head of HR provided an update in relation to the locations of the defibrillators generally and explained why a defibrillator had not been provided at the Council’s Offices at Charrington’s House, Bishop’s Stortford.  He agreed to provide an update to Members regarding their specific locations and would raise the issue of funding for a further defibrillator in Bishop’s Stortford, with Leadership Team.  The Head of HR also agreed to provide Members with a schedule of when staff would be moved out of Charrington’s House.

In response to a query from Councillor M McMullen, the Head of HR explained the role of the Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) in relation to health and safety audit.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development provided a summary of the new pay award which had been  rolled from 1 April 2019 and the challenges this had posed for Officers.

The Chairman, on behalf of Members asked that the Committee’s thanks be passed to the HR and Payroll team for their hard work in effecting the new changes.

Councillor P Ruffles referred to the HR support given by the Council to Hertford Town Council and felt that he should declare a (non-pecuniary) interest as he was a Member of the Town Council.  Councillors R Bolton and S Newton also wished their (non-pecuniary) interest be recorded as they were also Members of the Town Council. 

The Head of HR explained that East Herts Council had supported Hertford Town Council in terms of HR support for a number of years and that there were no proposals to provide such support to other town or parishes.

The Committee noted the report, as detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) the report be noted; and

(B)   the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development:

·   provide Members with an update regarding the specific locations of defibrillators and to raise the issue of funding a further one in Bishop’s Stortford with the Leadership Team;

·   provide Members with a schedule concerning the closure of Charrington’s House, Bishop’s Stortford.