Issue - meetings

Workforce Strategy Update

Meeting: 04/09/2019 - Democracy and General Purposes Committee (Item 34)

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Minutes:

The Head of HR Shared Services explained that the primary reason for long-term sick leave in recent years was mental health.  The figure had substantially reduced and was comparable to other factors such as cancer and hospital treatment/surgery.  In 2018/19, 30 employees had been trained to support staff through Mental Health First Aid training.  Work had also been undertaken to communicate the total employment package received by employees at the council.  This included monetary and non-monetary benefits. A Total Rewards Video had been developed to communicate this information as part of the Total Reward Statements roadshows.  This video was shown to the Committee.

 

In response to questions from the Committee, the Head of HR Shared Services replied that:

 

·  Staff turnover percentages were consistent with previous years.

 

·  MBC was on track to achieve the target of having 2.3% of the workforce on apprenticeships by 2021.

 

The Committee commented that:

 

·  It would be positive for MBC to meet, or exceed, the 2.3% apprentice headcount target.

 

·  It was beneficial for Councillors to receive further information on Mental Health First Aid.

 

·  Staff turnover figures could be broken down into percentages and categories, including benchmarks.

 

RESOLVED: That the progress of the actions set out in the Workforce Strategy be noted.