Issue - meetings

Concerns a labour relations matter (paragraph 4)

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources concerning proposed changes to the Car User Allowance Scheme approved by Minute 123 2008/09.

Agreed, in order to progress the revised scheme to

  (i)  The terms of the proposed collective agreement with the recognised trade unions as set out in Appendix 1of the report and incorporating the following changes;

a)  All posts that are not eligible to receive an essential use car allowance will be entitled to claim the casual user rate;

b)  The provision to withdraw the lump sum element of the essential user car allowance from staff who are absent from work due to maternity leave or long term  sickness has been removed;

c)  Once the new scheme is in place, the amount of notice to be given to an employee that their essential user car allowance is being withdrawn is changed from “1 month” to “1 month or one week for every completed year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks, whichever is the greater”;

d)  The cycle allowance has been changed from 20.5p to 20p, which is the Inland Revenue tax threshold; and

  (ii)  Authorise the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive portfolio holder for Human Resources, to agree any further changes to the Car User Allowance Scheme as part of a collective agreement with the recognised trade unions.

Concerns a labour relations matter (paragraph 4)

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources concerning proposals to revise the Essential Car User Allowance scheme that applies to Council staff

Agreed in order to assist the Council to achieve all of its Community Priorities, to:

(i)  The new criteria for the entitlement of Essential Car User Allowance and the rates as outlined in the report;

(ii)  The new rate for Casual Car Users as outlined in section 5 of the report;

(iii)  The additions to the Council Travel Allowance scheme as outlined in section 6 of the report; and

(iv)  that the new arrangements be introduced from 1 May 2009 with the relevant protections as outlined in section 7 of the report.