Decision details
Human Resources (Employment) & Health and Safety Policies
Decision Maker: Executive, Chief Executive & Head of Paid Service - Giles Hughes
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose:
To approve amendments to West Oxfordshire District Council employment policies that may be necessary, in line with legal changes and best practice, ensuring the Councils policies remain compliant.
Decisions:
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced and gave an overview of the report, which updated the Executive on plans relating to the refresh of all Employment and Health & Safety policies for West Oxfordshire District Council.
Councillor Andy Graham proposed that the Executive agree to the recommendations as listed on the report. This was seconded by Councillor Andrew Prosser, was put to a vote, and was agreed unanimously by the Executive.
The Executive Resolved to:
- Request that the Constitution Working Group considers the expansion of the terms of reference of the Performance and Appointments Committee to include responsibility for the adoption and amendment of Employment and Health and Safety Policies;
- Recommend that Council adopts the twenty-six Employment and Health & Safety Policies (included in Annex A of the original report);
- Recommend to Council to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Director of Governance, to approve subsequent amendments to any West Oxfordshire District Council employment policies that may be necessary, in line with legal changes and best practice, to ensure the Councils policies remain compliant.
Publication date: 13/10/2023
Date of decision: 11/10/2023
Decided at meeting: 11/10/2023 - Executive
Effective from: 22/10/2023
Accompanying Documents:
- HR and HS Policy Report 11.10.23
PDF 78 KB - HR and HS Policies Annex A October 11
PDF 186 KB - Agile Working Policy and Procedure
PDF 147 KB - Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy and Procedure
PDF 157 KB - Compassionate Leave Policy and Procedure
PDF 55 KB - Disciplinary Policy and Procedure
PDF 172 KB - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedure
PDF 188 KB - Expenses Policy and Procedure
PDF 148 KB - Flexible Working Policy and Procedure
PDF 131 KB - Flexitime, TOIL and Overtime Policy and Procedure
PDF 68 KB - Grievance Policy and Procedure
PDF 146 KB - Health and Safety Policy and Procedure
PDF 210 KB - Long Term Sickness Absence Policy and Procedure
PDF 176 KB - Maternity Leave Policy and Procedure
PDF 149 KB - Menopause Policy and Procedure
PDF 136 KB - Parental Bereavement Leave Policy and Procedure
PDF 146 KB - Parental Leave Policy and Procedure
PDF 76 KB - Paternity Leave Policy and Procedure
PDF 134 KB - Performance Improvement (Capability) Policy and Procedure
PDF 138 KB - Probationary Policy and Procedure
PDF 132 KB - Redundancy Policy and Procedure v 2
PDF 155 KB - Reserved Forces and Voluntary Emergency Responders Policy and Procedure
PDF 155 KB - Shared Parental Leave (Adoption) Policy and Procedure
PDF 160 KB - Shared Parental Leave (Birth) Policy and Procedure
PDF 158 KB - Sickness Absence Policy and Procedure
PDF 215 KB - Supporting Bereaved Employees Policy and Procedure
PDF 137 KB - Supporting Employees through Pregnancy Loss Policy and Procedure
PDF 283 KB - Time off for Dependants Policy and Procedure
PDF 71 KB - Unauthorised Absence Policy and Procedure
PDF 127 KB