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Full copies of the draft procedures referred to in this report have been circulated to Executive Members separately and can be found via the Internet / Intranet, the Members Room’s and public libraries.

Received a report introducing the following Human Resources policies and procedures which have been reviewed and updated to bring them in line with recent employment legislation and best practice. 

• Grievance Procedure
• Disciplinary Procedure
• Family Friendly Provisions
• Annual and Special Leave Provisions
• Market Supplements
• Cycle Allowance

Agreed, in order to ensure up-to-date and consistent procedures are operational across the Council and to support the People Matter element of the Council’s Balanced Scorecard, to:

1. The procedures set out above, including the following recommendations contained in the Review of the Bicycle Allowance:

a)  Raise the Bicycle Allowance to £200 per annum (£3.84 per week) with effect from 1 July 2003, for staff who are required to use their bicycle on official business;

b)  Apply to become a Corporate Affiliate of the London Cycling Campaign (LCC). The fee for a non-commercial organisation is £1200 + VAT per annum;

c)  Offer interest free loans of up to £500 repayable over 3 years to staff to cover the cost of their bicycle and any safety equipment, (instead of claiming casual, essential or pool user allowances);

d)  The Bicycle Allowance to be reviewed on an annual basis at the same time as car user allowances; and

2. The precise implementation date(s) to be agreed by the Head of Organisational Development and Employee Relations following the implementation of training programmes.

Further reports will be brought to the Executive as work is completed on other Human Resources policies and procedures.