Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Resources providing an

Interim Workforce Report for April to September 2020 including the

emerging impact of COVID-19 on Hampshire County Council.

The Employment in Hampshire County Council (EHCC) Committee considered a report of the Director of Corporate Resources providing an interim workforce report covering April to September 2020.

The content of the report was summarised. It was noted that the Council had furloughed around 900 staff in the January/February 2021 lockdown. In the period covered by the interim workforce report leavers and recruitment were down. Applications for posts were up although less were being received from women and those declaring a disability. The piece of work around ‘lets talk race’ had received good feedback. The tool developed to assist vulnerable staff to have conversations about covid risk at work had been well received.

An error was highlighted that on page 38 in the table at paragraph 3.8 it should state Full Time Equivalent not Full Time Employee.

The Chairman thanked the IT department for implementing Microsoft Teams which had been successful in enabling staff to work remotely, and for responding to the need to provide additional equipment to enable staff to work from home effectively.

RESOLVED:

The Employment in Hampshire County Council (EHCC) Committee:

·         Note the content of the Interim Workforce Report at Annex One to the report

·         Note the COVID-19 specific implications presented in the covering report

·         Note the progress in relation to the actions and next steps contained in the 2019/20 Annual Workforce Report