Employment Committee
To exercise all powers and duties of the Council under section
112 of the Local Government Act, 1972 relating to its role as an
employer.
To recommend to the Council the appointment or dismissal of the
Head of Paid Service, the Monitoring Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer.
To determine appointments to or dismissal from the posts of
Director and other JNC Officers reporting to the Chief Executive,
subject to there being no objection to the appointment / dismissal
being lodged by the Leader of the Council.
To hear staff appeals requiring Member level involvement, under
accepted national or Council schemes of conditions of service.
To conduct investigatory hearings requiring Member level
involvement under accepted national or Council schemes of
conditions of service.
To determine on behalf of the Council its powers and duties as
an employer relating to pensions.
The Committee’s Span of Responsibility
All matters relating to the role of the Council as an
employer.
All appeals or investigatory hearings requiring Member
consideration including those relating to disciplinary, capability,
grievance, and redundancy matters for all staff, including
teachers.
Membership
The Committee when meeting to consider ordinary business, or as
a hearing will comprise 3 Members in the political proportion 2
Conservative Members and 1 Liberal Democrat Member.
For appointments purposes, the Committee shall comprise 3
members, one of which shall be a Cabinet Member, where required
under the Employment Procedure Rules. The remaining 2 Members shall
be 1 Conservative and I Liberal Democrat.
