The Personnel committee meets on an ad-hoc basis and is responsible for the following:
- HR strategy
- Development and review of HR policies and procedures
- Staffing levels and structure
- Job descriptions/person specifications
- Staff recruitment and selection
- Staff retention
- Reviewing staff conditions of service and general terms of employment
- Salary grading and pay
- Leave entitlements including annual holiday, sickness, statutory entitlements and special leave
- Salary reviews
- Special conditions relating to a specific post or individual
- Allowances, expenses and subsistence
- Working hours
- Sickness absence management
- Staff performance review/appraisals
- Training
- Operation of the Council disciplinary, grievance, grading and appeal procedures
- Operation and review of the equality and equal opportunities policy
- Operation and review of the health and safety policy
- Any other matters delegated to the Committee or deemed relevant to these terms of reference.