Issue - meetings

The Chairman asked about ongoing issues with the Resource Link system.

The Head of HR and OD said that the Council had committed significant amounts of time and funds to the system, so problems would have to be worked through. He had secured a refund for a recruitment module and also secured five days’ work from the developer to ensure the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) was compatible with other software, an exercise which the developer had previously wanted to charge several thousand pounds for. The system had presented many challenges but work was continuing to improve performance.

The Chairman said that she was pleased to see that Payroll successfully processed all year end statutory requirements for the 2020/21 financial year to HMRC and the pension provider. She asked that the Committee’s thanks be passed on to staff and in particular to Carmela Bavaro.

The Head of HR and OD said lateral flow testing was an additional measure on top of the Council’s COVID-secure measures to give more assurance, it was not compulsory for staff and Members if this was causing major distress, discomfort or illness.

RESOLVED – that the report be received and considered.