Meeting documents

Employment Committee
Monday, 16th February, 2009 2.00 pm

Date:
Monday, 16th February, 2009
Time:
2:00pm
Place:
Executive Meeting Room, Reigate Town Hall
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers (Vice-Chairman in the Chair); Councillors Mrs. J.S. Bray, Mrs. R.S. Turner and R.F.C. Wagner.
Also Present:
None
Substitutes:
Councillor R.F.C. Wagner.
Min NoDescriptionResolution
Part I
24 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
RESOLVED that Councillor V.W. Broad be elected Chairman of the Employment Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2008/09.
25 MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meetings held on 17th October 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed.
26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Councillor V.W. Broad (Substitute: Councillor R.F.C. Wagner)
27 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None.
28 ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
None.
29 EXEMPT BUSINESS
RESOLVED that the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:
(i) it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and
(ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
Part II(Confidential)
30 COMPENSATION FOLLOWING REDUNDANCY
  • (Attachment: 2)Compensation Following Redundancy Report
RESOLVED that:
(i) in the absence of exceptional circumstances no additional payments (either enhanced redundancy payment or augmented pensionable service) be awarded in the case of Post Number 2155; and
(ii) no discretionary payment be awarded in the case of Post Number 3373.
The meeting closed at 2:40 p.m.

Minute

Min NoMinute
24At the meeting on 4th December 2008, the Council agreed to changes in the Membership of the Employment Committee. As a result, a new Chairman was required for the remainder of the 2008/09 Municipal Year.

Following nomination, it was
30The Head of Personnel and Support Services provided an introduction to the report before the. The report set out background, factors for consideration, regulatory framework, options open to the Committee, resource implications and conclusions. Annexed to the report were the compensation for redundancy and early retirement policy, an illustrative guide to compensation payments and information regarding the individual seeking enhancement.

The compensation for redundancy and early retirement policy stated that enhancements would only be agreed in exceptional circumstances. It was noted that the Committee was not able to consider age or good/bad service in its deliberations. It was confirmed that each case must be considered separately and any decisions did not set a precedent for future requests.

Written representations had been submitted in respect of one case (Post Number 2155) and details had been circulated with the Agenda. The individual also attended the meeting to make representations in person. The individual stated that the economic climate and age made the prospects of similar employment very low.

The merits of each of the two individual cases were considered and discussed whereupon it was