PAPER C3

Purpose : For Decision

Committee :    EXECUTIVE

Date :              24 SEPTEMBER 2002

Title :              HEALTHY WORKFORCE STRATEGY

REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR RESOURCES

SUMMARY/PURPOSE

This report seeks the support and formal adoption, by the Council’s Executive, of the Healthy Workforce Strategy.

BACKGROUND

Employee ill-health can seriously affect the ability of the Council to deliver high-quality services. Ill health means costs in management time and service efficiency, the wasteful loss of skilled and experienced staff and, not least, hard cash. Although the Council’s sickness absence is below the local authority average, there is an underlying increasing trend. The Healthy Workforce Strategy is aimed at improving the health of the Council’s employees and reducing absence within the workforce. A copy of the Strategy is attached at Appendix 1.

OUTCOME OF CONSULTATIONS

The Resources Select Committee has considered and supports the impetus of the Healthy Workforce Strategy and recommends to the Executive that the Council’s Healthy Workforce Strategy be formally adopted.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

No further funding is sought.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

None.

OPTIONS

1.        Adopt the Healthy Workforce Strategy.

2.        Amend or refer the Strategy back to Resources Select Committee.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Option 1

BACKGROUND PAPERS

Attendance Management Policy and Procedures, Stress Management Policy.

Contact Point : Max Burton, 3121☎ 

M J A FISHER                                                           R R BARRY

Strategic Director                                                      Portfolio Holder

Corporate and Environment Services                       Resources