Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting of the Employment Matters Committee held on 2 September 2025.

To note the record of the meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee held on 2 September 2025.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which they have agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

This report provides the latest information on the Workforce for 2025/26.

This report provides the number and nature of concerns raised, between September 2024 and August 2025, under the Council’s Speak Up (whistleblowing), Anti- Bribery, Anti-Money Laundering and use of Regulation of Investigatory Powers policies.

This report outlines the review and amendments to the Council’s current Grievance and Harassment Policy, which has been split into two separate policies with their own procedure documents.

This report seeks to introduce a Sexual Harassment Policy to drive greater prevention and protection for employees against sexual harassment in the workplace. It also seeks to clarify how instances of reported sexual harassment will be dealt with in conjunction with the revised Harassment Policy and Procedure.

This report provides an update on the progress of the pay negotiations for the financial year 2026/2027.