The Employee Joint Consultative Committee
provides a forum for effective communication and consultation
between all employees and the Council to:
·
promote good employee relations and facilitate communications
between the Council and employees in order to prevent and remove
friction and misunderstanding;
·
consider issues affecting conditions of service and employees
generally;
·
provide opportunities for employees to have a wider interest in,
and greater responsibility for, the conditions under which their
work is performed;
·
inform employees about the Council's strategy; and planning and
promoting their involvement in the achievement of Best Value and
the Council's core values and corporate objectives;
·
provide opportunities for employees to
contribute to the above processes.
Meetings are held quarterly (usually on a
Monday and start at 3 pm), unless business is urgent, when a
special meeting can be called upon the submission of an agenda from
either side with at least five working days’ notice.
Quorum
The quorum is 6
Membership:
·
Six representatives for the Council Side who shall
be Councillors appointed by the Assembly, and
·
Nine union stewards for the Employees' Side who are
in the employment of the Council. The
Employees Representatives must include at least two from each of
the Unions: APEX, GMB, UNITE and UNISON.