Agenda

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

Any Member with an affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 July 2024 and 9 October 2024.

A verbal update from the Chairman of the Local Joint Committee.

The Committee is asked to note the minutes of the Local Joint Committee held on 9 October 2024.

To review and agree the following revised policies and procedure:

1.     Bully and harassment.

2.     Equality and Dignity

3.     Grievance

4.     Stress Awareness

5.     Time off in lieu

To provide an update on the 2024 Pay Award agreement.

To note the current wellbeing support provided by Bracknell Forest Council and to discuss any additional measures that could be adopted, for further consideration.  

To consider the adoption of the UNISON Anti-racism Charter in line with Bracknell Forest Council’s values and obligations under the Equality Act 2010, in ensuring inclusivity for all our communities in recognising the racism and discrimination they face.

To review and agree the final draft of the Annual Workforce Equality Monitoring Report for publication.