Decision details

Improving Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers - Children's Services

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Received a report detailing the severe pressures that Children’s Services are experiencing from frequent turnover and shortages of qualified and experienced Children’s Social Workers.

 

Agreed, in order to attract and retain staff in Children’s Services, to:

 

1.  The payment of recruitment and retention incentives as outlined in section 6.2 of the report; and

 

2.  Note ongoing actions being taken to improve recruitment and retention.

Report author: Julia Ross

Publication date: 17/12/2004

Date of decision: 14/12/2004

Decided at meeting: 14/12/2004 - Cabinet

Effective from: 23/12/2004

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