Issue - meetings

Report of the Interim Chief Executive attached.

Council considered a report of the Interim Chief Executive that informed members of the revised Redundancy Policy.

The council’s redundancy policy was last reviewed in 2014, at this time the number of weeks payable increased by a multipler of 2.2. This was incrementally removed over two years and the policy now only pays redundancy compensation for both Compulsory and Voluntary redundancy on the statutory number of weeks entitlement.

The Leader of the Council commended the report which proposed to reintroduce the multiplier of 2.2 for compulsory redundancies and give the Head of Paid Service delegated authority, for those seeking voluntary redundancy, to enhance the compensation payment up to equivalent of 2.2. Reassurances were made that there were no redundancies planned.

Mike Shaw, Unison Branch Representative for South Ribble, thanked the Leader for bringing forward the proposals and advised how much it would mean to staff if approved.

It was moved by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Paul Foster, seconded by the Deputy Leader, Councillor Mick Titherington and subsequently

RESOLVED (Yes: 27 No:17):

That Council approve the inclusion of the revised redundancy policy in the Pay Policy.