Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 13 June 2024
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Minute of Meeting Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching) Date Time Venue Thursday, 13 June 2024 15:00 Via Teams Platform, Present Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson, Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes. Representing Trades Unions J Boylan (UNISON) and G Cochrane (UNITE). 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 John Boylan chair this meeting of the JCB (Non-Teaching). DECIDED: That John Boylan chair the meeting. In Attendance R Cree, Head of People & Organisational Development, R Laouadi, HR Manager, S Fanning, Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety), J Barron, Committee Services Officer and D Cunningham, Committee Services & Licensing Officer (all Finance & Resources). Apologies Councillor Sam Mullin; and M Ferguson, S Hicks, M McIntyre (all UNISON).
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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 he had applied the objective test and did not consider she had an interest to declare. 1 Developments in Health, Safety and Wellbeing There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to developments in relation to health, safety and wellbeing issues since the previous meeting of the Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching), held on 18 April 2024. It was proposed that a further report regarding issues with the storage of batteries from electric vehicles be submitted to the next meeting of this Board. This was agreed. DECIDED: (a) That the report and verbal updates be noted; and (b) That a further report regarding issues with the storage of batteries from electric vehicles be submitted to the next meeting of this Board. 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 six grievances as at June 2024, a decrease of four cases since the last meeting of this Board. 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 1 May 2024 and detailing the capacity and Services in which they were engaged. The report advised that as at 1 May 2024, 176 agency workers were employed across all Council Services, a decrease of 26 agency workers since April 2024. Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership employed 107 of those agency workers. The HR Manager was heard in answer to questions on the report. Unison representatives advised that the results from the ballot of Care at Home Staff had closed with 97% of staff having accepted the terms proposed by the Council. It was hoped that this improvement to terms and conditions would encourage staff into this field of work resulting in less agency workers being required and posts becoming easier to be filled on a permanent basis. The Head of People & Organisational Development thanked the GMB, Unite and UNISON unions for their work with Renfrewshire Council management to reach an agreement on this matter. DECIDED: That the report and verbal updates 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 19 September 2024.