JCB Minute 110626
Renfrewshire Council · 10 September 2026
Back to Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board — 10 September 2026 and its agenda
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Minute of Meeting Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching) Date Time Venue Thursday, 11 June 2026 15:00 Via Teams, Present Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes. Representing Trades Unions Stephen Hicks and Margaret McIntyre (both UNISON); and Gordon Cochrane (UNITE). In Attendance C Dalrymple, Head of Facilities & Property Services (Environment, Infrastructure & Housing); R Cree, Head of People & Organisational Development; E Shields, Head of Business Services, Risk & Safety; R Laouadi, HR Manager; S McCallum, Health & Safety Partner; and J Barron, Senior Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources) and L Cameron, Head of Social Care (Paisley) (Interim), HSCP. Appointment of Chair In accordance with the terms of the constitution of the Joint Consultative Board (Non- Teaching), which stated that the Chair of the Board should alternate between the management-side and the trade unions it was proposed and agreed that Stephen Hicks, UNISON, chair the meeting. DECIDED: That Stephen Hicks chair the meeting.
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Recording of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Chair intimated that this meeting would be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site. Apologies Councillor Mullin, C Goodall and M Ferguson (both UNISON). Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Transparency Statements Councillor Gilmour indicated that he had a connection to items 1, 2 and 3 of the agenda by reason of his membership of the union UNITE. However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest to declare. Councillor Hughes indicated that she had a connection to items 1, 2 and 3 of the agenda by reason of her membership of the union Unison. However, she indicated that she had applied the objective test and did not consider she had an interest to declare 1 Health, Safety & Wellbeing There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to developments in relation to health, safety and wellbeing achievements of the Council since the last meeting of this Board on 23 April 2026. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 2 Details of Grievances There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of grievances received. The report provided information on grievances at both the informal and formal stages and indicated that there were a total of 8 grievances as at May 2026, the same number of cases as at previous meeting of this Board held on 23 April 2026. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 3 Agency Workers There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of agency staff employed within the Council as at April 2026 which detailed the capacity and Services in which they were engaged.
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The HR Manager and Head of Social Care (Paisley)(Interim) were heard in response to questions on the report. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 4 Date of Next Meeting DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of the JCB (Non-Teaching) would be held at 3pm on 10 September 2026 via the Teams platform.