Issue - meetings

          The Board considered a report of the Corporate Director, Chief Executive’s Delivery Unit, which provided a number of options following an organisational wide staff consultation in respect of reintroducing a four days unpaid leave arrangement at Christmas.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the preferred scheme option E for implementation of the four days unpaid leave during the Christmas period be approved, subject to the conclusion of the agreed consultation process which now includes the Budget Working Group;

2)    the Human Resources Operation Division, be authorised to begin the process for the implementation of the four days unpaid leave during the Christmas period, subject to the conclusion of the consultation process; and

3)    the Chief Executive be granted delegated authority in consultation with the Portfolio Holder – Corporate Services to finalise the details of the proposal and to take all necessary steps to bring it into operation.