HR - 11th January 2021
Minutes of the Ruskington Parish Council HR Committee meeting held remotely on Monday 11 January 2021 at 10.30am via MS365 Teams
Present: Chairman Cllr White, Cllr Cunningham, Cllr Conway
Also present: Kathryn Locke (Clerk)
Apologies: Cllr Tonge
No members of the public were present.
The Chairman of the Committee opened the meeting at 10.30am
1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
Cllr Tonge was unable to attend the meeting and a valid reason had been given.
Action: The Committee RESOLVED to accept Cllr Tonge’s reason for absence. Proposed by Cllr Conway. Seconded by Cllr Cunningham and approved unanimously.
2. To receive declarations of interest and to consider applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs.
None were declared at this time.
3. To approve as a correct record the notes of the last HR Committee meeting.
Action: The Committee RESOLVED to accept the notes of the meeting held remotely on Monday 7 December 2020 as an accurate record and Minutes of the meeting. Proposed by Cllr Conway, seconded by Cllr Cunningham and approved unanimously.
It was agreed that the heating and ventilation of the parish office, as mentioned in the minutes, would be a matter for the Office Relocation Committee to investigate.
4. To resolve whether to exclude the public and press, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, to discuss the following staff matters.
Action: The Committee RESOLVED to exclude the public and press to discuss staff matters. Proposed by Cllr Cunningham, seconded by Cllr White and approved unanimously.
The Chairman closed the meeting at 10.45am.
As no members of the public were present, the Chairman re-opened the meeting at 10.45am.
5. To receive an update on the Settlement Agreement following the incident occurring on 25 November 2020 as advised by LALC’s HR adviser.
The Settlement Agreement had been emailed, and posted first-class on Thursday 7 January 2021.
6. To review the draft staff handbook supplied by LALC’s HR adviser (circulated prior to the meeting.)
The draft handbook was reviewed during the meeting with recommendations for amendments made.
Action: The Clerk to make the required amendments, and after a final review by the HR Committee, to be considered for approval at the next Council meeting.
7. Agree the date for next meeting.
Date to be confirmed.
The Chairman of the Committee closed the meeting at 11.30am.