Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of People & Performance

The Committee gave consideration to the report as set out on pages 16-21 of the agenda, which asked it to note the comparison of absence levels across the Council during the third quarter of 2017/18 against the third quarter of 2018/19.

The Head of People and Performance provided the Committee with a brief summary of the report, and drew the attention of Members to the actions being taken to reduce sickness and increase wellbeing across the organisation, in particular to address some of the root causes of long-term absenteeism.

Members welcomed the report and were especially pleased to note the achievement of a reduction in short-term sickness levels from 4.2 days per full time employee (FTE) in 2017/18 to 3.25 days per FTE in 2018/19. The range of benefits available to employees and the popularity of the Health at Work days were also acknowledged to have contributed significantly to the Council’s success in creating a supportive and productive working environment for staff.

It was requested by the Committee that Members be kept appraised of the Council’s ongoing absence management performance, by way of periodic updates included in the Members Bulletin.

It was moved by the Chair, seconded by K J Loydall JP and

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

The contents of the report be noted.