Issue - meetings

To receive the Minutes of the Staff Consultation Forum meetings from March 2024, April 2024 and May 2024. 

RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the minutes of the Staff Consultation Forum for March, April and May 2024.

Audio recording 3 minutes 32 seconds

The Service Director – Resources presented the item entitled ‘SCF Minutes’, alongside the Minutes from the meetings of March, April and May 2024 and highlighted the following:

·       That the Staff Consultation Forum held monthly meetings where they discussed key issues. The Forum consisted of a Human Resources (HR) representative, the Service Director –Resources, the Managing Director and nominated members of staff. As there were not many volunteers, in practice any staff member could join the forum.

·       There had been two restructures mentioned in the March agenda, in the Catering team and the Green Spaces team. The consultation period had now finished, and the restructures had been taken forward.

·       The roof top solar panels had generated 10 megawatts of power per year for the years 2022 and 2023 and this was the expected level going forward.

·       The SCF minutes included updates on green issues and promoted the IT drop-in sessions.

In response to a question from Councillor Claire Strong, the Service Director – Resources confirmed that during the Green Spaces restructure, one employee had reduced their working hours releasing a cost saving, however this saving had been appropriated to another employee, resulting in a neutral cost savings.

RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the minutes of the Staff Consultation Forum for March, April and May 2024.