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Renfrewshire Council · 11 September 2025
Back to Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board — 11 September 2025 and its agenda
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Minute of Meeting Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching) Date Time Venue Thursday, 12 June 2025 15:00 Via Teams Platform, Present Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson, Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes Representing Trades Unions A Canning (GMB); C Goodhall and S Hicks (both UNISON); and G Cochrane (UNITE). In Attendance C Dalrymple, Head of Facilities & Property Services (Environment, Infrastructure & Housing); R Laouadi, HR Manager; S Fanning, Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety); G Richards, Health & Safety Partner; J Barron, Committee Services Officer and D Cunningham, Committee Services & Licensing Officer (all Finance & Resources). Appointment of Chairperson 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 Councillor Audrey Doig chair this meeting of the JCB (Non-Teaching). DECIDED: That Councillor Audrey Doig 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; and M Ferguson (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, and Wellbeing achievements for 24/25 and future priorities 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 for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 and future priorities for 2025/26. The Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) was heard in response to questions on the report. 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 eight grievances as at May 2025, the same number of cases as at the last meeting of this Board in April 2025. DECIDED: That the report be noted.
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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 May 2025 and which detailed the capacity and Services in which they were engaged. The HR Manager was 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 11 September 2025 via the Teams platform.