Archived decisions
At a meeting of the EMPLOYMENT in HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | |||||||||
COMMITTEE HELD at THE CASTLE, WINCHESTER on THURSDAY | |||||||||
19 JUNE 2007 | |||||||||
Present: | |||||||||
Councillors: | |||||||||
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T. K. Thornber CBE (Chairman) |
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R. J. Baulk |
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R. J. Ellis |
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A. P. Collett |
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K. Gill |
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B. D. Dash |
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Felicity Hindson MBE |
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Councillor J. K. Glen, Executive Member for Human Resources, attended with the agreement of the Chairman. | |||||||||
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE | ||||||||
Apologies were received from Councillors Baulk, Dash and Ellis and from Councillor Felicity Hindson who was representing the County Council at an award presentation by the Audit Commission. | |||||||||
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST | ||||||||
Members were mindful that, where they believed they had a personal or personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting, they should normally, at the time of the debate, declare their interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed. | |||||||||
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MINUTES | ||||||||
The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 29 March 2007 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. | |||||||||
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CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||||
There were no communications from the Chairman. | |||||||||
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC | ||||||||
RESOLVED: | |||||||||
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item as it contains exempt information within Paragraphs 4 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority and its employees, and information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings. Further, it is considered that, in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information. While there may be a public interest in disclosing this information, namely transparency in the use of public resources, it is felt that, on balance, this is outweighed by other factors in favour of maintaining the exemption, namely the maintenance of good employee relations in the interests of stability in service provision, and the protection of the Council's interests in any legal proceedings which may ensue. | |||||||||
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PAY AND BENEFITS (SUMMARY OF EXEMPT MINUTE) | ||||||||
The Committee considered the exempt report of the Acting Director of Human Resources (Item 6 in the Minute Book) in the context of the trades unions' having recommended their memberships to reject the County Council's new pay arrangements. The Committee approved the approaches set out in the report in the event of the trades unions' ballot resulting in acceptance or rejection of the County Council's proposals. The Committee noted the actions taken to ensure that the voice of staff who were not members of a trades union could be heard. | |||||||||