Report of Corporate Director for Corporate Services

The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services proposing the adoption of a revised Employee Code of Conduct and 6 new HR policies.

Recommended:

1. That the new Employee Code of Conduct as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be introduced and that Part 5(c) of the Constitution be amended accordingly.

2. That the following consequential change is made to Council Procedure Rule 21 and Part 4(a) of the Constitution be amended accordingly:

“The Council’s Head of People and Policy shall keep a central electronic register of all declarations of interest by employees pursuant to the Employee Code of Conduct in Part 5(c) and this will include any disclosure by officers of interests in contracts under S.117 of the Local Government Act 1972. The central electronic register will be open to public inspection in respect of the entries of the Chief Officers”.

3. That the suite of 6 new HR policies, as set out in Appendix 2 to the submitted report, which are needed to fill identified gaps in the Council’s HR policy framework to support the revised Employee Code of Conduct, be approved.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Council has an up to date Employee Code of Conduct with supporting HR Policies that are fit for purpose.

Other options

To introduce a revised Employee Code of Conduct and supporting HR Policies in a different format

Note:- This is a Council Function.

Eligible to call-in to Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor:- Cllr Gilbert