Agenda and minutes

Staff and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 14th August, 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Morpeth

Contact: Lesley Bennett 

Items
No. Item

8.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors B. Flux, J. Reid and J. Watson.

9.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 389 KB

Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Staff and Appointments Committee held on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, as circulated, be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

10.

TRADE UNION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND FACILITIES CODE OF PRACTICE pdf icon PDF 112 KB

The report sets out the revised Trade Union Partnership Agreement and Facilities Code of Practice.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of People and Culture presented a report setting out the revised Trade Union Partnership Agreement and Facilities Code of Practice.  It was explained that this was a refresh of the existing 2016 agreement and clarified arrangements for effective partnership working and the management of facilities time.  The Trade Unions had been fully consulted on the draft.  It was intended that the agreement would be formally signed by all members at the next meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee on 12 September 2024. 

 

RESOLVED that the contents of the report and associated appendices be noted.

11.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 30 August 2023, at 9.00 am in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Morpeth.

Minutes:

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 18 September 2024, at 2.00 pm.