376 Budget saving 2016-17 Trade Union Secondments PDF 38 KB
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Decision:
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor agreed that
the proposed reduction in the trade union secondment budget by £40,000 for
2016/17 be approved.
Minutes:
Councillor Bonavia reminded the Mayor the Overview & Scrutiny Business
Panel had asked that this decision be taken at a Mayor & Cabinet meeting.
He said the background to this saving was the massive reduction in resources
provided by the Government which had led to a workforce of 4500 being
reduced to less than 2500 with further job losses expected. He said the Trade
Unions had been consulted and had accepted the proposal to delete a vacant
post.
In answer to a question from Councillor Millbank, the Head of Human
Resources stated trade union secondments were based on employee
numbers and that there had been no changes for eight years.
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor, for the reasons
set out in the report:
RESOLVED that the proposed reduction in the trade union secondment
budget by £40,000 for 2016/17 be approved.