Agenda and minutes

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To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Resolved that the minutes of the Transformation and Future Council Policy Development and Delivery Committee held on 22 August 2017 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Linda Phillips

The Head of Human Resources and the Organisational Development Project Officer provided an update on the Gender Pay Gap Project.

The following areas of the report were highlighted: -

·                     The requirements of the Welsh Specific Equality Regulations 2011.

·                     The assistance and contribution from Dr Alison Parken at Cardiff University.

·                     Schools, teachers and relief / casual staff had been included in the updated research. 

·                     Overall Gender Picture of the Current Total Workforce.

·                     Overview of how posts in the establishment are categorised currently.

·                     Overview of Schools data.

·                     National Average Salary comparisons between Wales and England.

·                     Outcomes and Recommendations

Questions were asked of the Presenting Officers who responded accordingly. Questions and discussions focussed on the following: -

·                     Ways to achieve / facilitate more women in higher grade posts.

·                     Provide better opportunities for skills development.

·                     Maintaining a fair and equal recruitment process.

·                     Possibility and usefulness of comparisons with similar workforces.

·                     Recruitment portal to provide more data in the future

·                     Occasions where women are undertaking multiple part-time jobs, which  when combined would equate to a full time job

It was noted that a further update would be provided in March / April 2018.

The Committee wished to thank the Officers as well as Dr Parken of Cardiff University for their contribution and work.

Resolved that: -

1.    The contents of the update be noted;

2.    The Committee consider the publication of data on the Equal Pay Website

3.    A further update on the Gender Pay Gap Project be provided to the Committee in March / April 2018

The Sustainable Swansea Programme Manager provided a brief overview of the previous workshop scheduled surrounding the Procurement Review. This workshop would be rescheduled for January 2018. An outline of the workshop would be circulated to the Committee.

The Interim Director of Resources provided an overview of the focus and purpose of workshops as well as an update on the planned reviews and following 100 day Work Plan areas: -

·                     Establish a Corporate Policy Development and Delivery Unit

·                     Agree draft 3G pitches roll out programme

·                     Commence the elimination of all zero hour contracts

·                     Start to commission work on the citizen card / app

·                     Future working of agile

·                     Work towards implementation of webcasting

·                     Work towards implementation of e-voting

·                     Future commercialisation of the Mansion House

·                     Future procurement policy / process.

Resolved that the update on the Work Plan be noted. 

It was proposed that the following items be scheduled for the upcoming Committee Meetings: -

·                     Draft Work Plan for the Corporate Policy Development and Delivery Unit.

·                     Update on the draft 3G pitches roll out programme before March 2018.

·                     Update (with some financial comparison) on elimination of all zero hour contracts before March 2018.

·                     Report on the citizen card / app before March 2018.

·                     Update on future commercialisation of the Mansion House before March 2018

·                     Workshop be arranged in January 2018 on future procurement policy / process.

·                     Update on the Imaginative Community Plan.

·                     Update on Schools and accessibility / availability for community activities.

·                     Committee to discuss Sustainable Swansea to look at focus areas.

·                     Director of People to attend the Committee to discuss Domestic Violence and focus areas for the Committee.

Resolved that the Interim Director of Resources produce a schedule of work up to March 2018.