Issue - meetings

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager introduced the report which gave detail on the Council’s employee turnover for 2023/24. He said that the biggest reason for employees leaving the Council was retirement, as there was a large number of people over fifty-five in the organisation. He said that the second biggest reason for leaving was to achieve promotion. 

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager said that over half of the employees who left the Council completed an exit review – which was a good return rate. He said that most of the exit reviews were positive, with eight four percent recommending work at the Council.

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager said that the number of council vacancies was higher than last year, but that some roles were awaiting review due to potential cost savings. He said that Planning vacancies remained difficult to fill for all local authorities, with vacancies in Environmental Health following this trend.

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager said that the new Applicant Tracking System was being used to streamline and make the recruitment process more attractive, and that there were plans to organise social events for staff.

The Chair thanked the Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager for his report.

Councillor Willocks asked if data which showed annual turnover trends across other local authorities was available.

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager said that the Council had signed up to InfiniStats which gave benchmarking across the sector. 

The Chair said that the Committee had requested benchmarking data, and so the inclusion of this would be helpful. She added that the difficulties in recruiting to Planning vacancies were an ongoing challenge. 

It was moved by Councillor Connolly and seconded by Councillor Swainston, that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, this motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the Annual Turnover Report 2023/2024 including the actions (in section 11.0) planned for 2024/25 be considered and any comments provided to the HR and OD Service Manager.