Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Members for Finance and Communities and Corporate Affairs and HR is attached.

Councillor Tahir Rafiq, Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR, presented the report which sought approval for redundancy costs associated with the restructure of the Council’s Finance Department.

Decision:

Cabinet commended approval the costs associated with the proposed redundancy of the post of Service Development Manager, Revenues and Benefits, to Council.

Reasons for the decision:

The initial consultation report agreed by Cabinet noted a maximum redundancy impact from the proposals of 9 FTE. Following consultation and the recruitment and selection process for the new structure this eventual redundancy risk has been reduced to 4 FTE. One individual has already left the Council by means of redundancy and two others are currently being supported through the redeployment process. This report deals with the fourth of these individuals for whom redundancy costs (including the capital costs associated with the early release of pension benefits) total more than £100k.

Other options considered and rejected:

This individual’s redundancy is not a matter of choice, but rather is the outcome of the application of the Council’s agreed restructure process and compliant with the provisions of Employment Law.