Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 3 April 2025
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Minute of Meeting Joint Consultative Board (Non-Teaching) Date Time Venue Thursday, 03 April 2025 15:00 Via Teams Platform, Present Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson, Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Sam Mullin. Representing Trades Unions A Canning (GMB); B Fallon, C Goodhall, S Hicks and M McIntyre (all UNISON); and G Cochrane (UNITE). In Attendance K Burton (Social Work Operational Manager) and G Connelly, Service Delivery Officer (both HSPC); C Dalrymple, Head of Facilities & Property Services (Environment, Infrastructure & Housing); 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).
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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 Stephen Hicks, UNISON chair this meeting of the JCB (Non-Teaching). DECIDED: That Stephen Hicks, UNISON chair the meeting. 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. Apology M Ferguson, UNISON. Declaration of Interest There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Transparency Statement 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. Councillor Mullin indicated that he had a connection to items 1, 2 and 3 of the agenda by reason of his membership of the union GMB. However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest to declare 1 Health, Safety and Wellbeing Activities 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 13 February 2025.
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The Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) advised that the “bet you can help” strategy for assistance with gambling issues was in the process of being rolled out as an ILearn module. He also advised that there were currently 91 mental health first aiders, that there would be promotion of the scheme in early learning centres and schools with a view to achieving a sufficient increase in numbers of mental health first aiders that one would be located in every council building, at present each Service of the Council was represented by at least one mental health first aider. A digital wellbeing resource was also planned. 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 April 2025, a decrease of two cases since the last meeting of this Board in February 2025. The HR Manager was heard in response to questions on the report. 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 of February 2025 and which detailed the capacity and Services in which they were engaged. The report advised that as at February 2025, 141 agency workers were employed across all Council Services, a decrease of 15 agency workers since the last meeting of this Board in February 2025. 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 12 June 2025 via the Teams platform.