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Agenda

Performance and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 4.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

Note: at 4pm or at the rising of Full Council 

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absense

To receive any apologies for absence.

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2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.

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3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

To approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 4 February 2026.

4.

Human Resources Employment Policies pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Purpose:

To update the Performance and Appointments Committee relating to the writing of new employment policies for West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC), (“the Council”).  No changes have been made to the employee terms and conditions, only to clarify and enable policies to be used concurrently with employee relations matters, giving clarity and usability to both employees and managers alike.

 

Recommendation:

That the Performance and Appointments Committee Resolves to:

Agree the eleven Employment policies below and included in Annex A.

·         Agency Workers Policy and Procedures

·         Career Break Policy and Procedures

·         Carers Leave Policy and Procedures

·         Death in Service Policy and Procedure

·         Fixed Term Contract Policy and Procedure

·         Mediation Policy and Procedure (including Mediation Agreement Form)

·         Paternity and Neonatal Care Leave Policy and Procedure

·         Pay and Grading Prinicples Guidance

·         Redeployment Policy and Procedure

·         Work Experience Policy and Procedure

·         Working Abroad Policy and Procedure

 

 

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5.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

If Performance and Appointments Committee wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for Committee to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

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6.

Exempt Minutes of the Previous Meeting

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