Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Organisational Development.

The Chief Officer Commercial & Customer advised that the report sought agreement from the Executive of a request made by the Joint Trade Unions (Unison, GMB and Unite) to grant an additional day’s leave for the workforce (other than those staff employed by schools), as a one off, for 31^st December, 2021. The Chief Officer added that the Joint Trade Unions had raised the proposal at the consultation meeting with the Corporate Leadership Team and the Executive on the 28^th July, 2021. The Joint Trade Unions felt that an additional day’s leave would acknowledge the excellent work carried out by staff in response to the Covid 19 pandemic.

The Leader welcomed the report and reiterated that the Joint Trade Unions had put this request forward to Executive and CLT which was readily agreed as it was an appropriate way for the Council to acknowledge the outstanding work which had been undertaken during the pandemic.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Executive supported the Trade Union’s request and granted the 31^st December, 2021 (this year only) as an additional day’s leave for the workforce (other than those staff employed by schools). (Option 1).