Issue - meetings
Proposed Corporate Performance Reporting
Meeting: 24/01/2018 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 10)
10 Quarter Two Corporate Performance Report PDF 228 KB
Additional documents:
- APPENDIX 1 Q2 2017-18 STRATEGIC MEASURES CAB v1, item 10 PDF 367 KB
- APPENDIX 2 Strategic Plan Delivery Plan - Q2 Monitoring v4, item 10 PDF 364 KB
- Webcast for Quarter Two Corporate Performance Report
Minutes:
The Committee received and noted a report that summarised the Council’s performance during quarter two of 2017/18 (July-September 2017) in delivering year two of its three year strategic plan. The year two plan, which was agreed by Cabinet in April 2017, built upon the Council’s achievements in year one of the plan (2016/17) and set out ambitious plans to achieve the outcomes detailed in the Strategic Plan.
The questions and comments from Members on the report may be summarised as follows:
The Committee:
· Noted the current number of working days/shifts lost to sickness absence per employee and that it has been recognised that the measures in place currently are not sufficiently achieving the outcomes expected i.e. sustained reduction in sickness absence, and that a different approach may yield better results.
· Was advised that the Council’s sickness management processes are now subject to a review in line with the outcomes based accountability framework. Corporate Leadership Team has recently agreed a new Employee Wellbeing Plan, which will be underpinned by a range of measures to improve health in the workplace being launched from November onwards. The Council has started a review of all formal sickness management cases with a view of putting in place wellbeing plans for affected members of staff;
· Noted that a review of the occupational health service has been undertaken and the Council has commissioned a new ergonomic and physiotherapy services. Alongside this, the Council are introducing a new offer to support staff going through career transition;
· Was informed that following a review of industrial relationships in partnership with the trade unions, the first phase of the revision of employment policies and practices has now begun. The review will cover conduct, performance and improvement, staff wellbeing, collective consultation, employee grievances, managing discipline and whistleblowing;
· With regarding to delivering a range of activities to reduce staff sickness and improve wellbeing, the following activities are now taking place: (i) Staff wellbeing plan has been developed; Occupational Health Service will be reviewed to ensure it meets need (ii) Review of the absence management procedure is taking place; and (iii) A review of the way the Council reports sickness absence levels to focus on outcomes instead of compliance with procedures;
· Commented that the Council has only one indicator on “ASB” and “Adult Healthy Lives”. Therefore, it was felt that as the Council is refreshing the Strategic Plan, it would seem sensible that these indicators are reviewed; and
· Asked for clarification on paragraphs 4.8.4 to 4.8.6 as they refer to “White British Children” and (in 4.8.6) “White British Working Class Pupils” interchangeably and would like to know how is “working class” measured.