Agenda

RECOMMENDED that the minutes of the meetings of the Employment Committee held on 6 January and 19 February 2015 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as correct records.

Purpose.

To update members following the Employment Committee of 6 January 2015, on the work being undertaken to increase the uptake of Performance Development Reviews (PDR) and provide further details of the new suite of training courses for managers.  To also provide guidance on key principles for inclusion in the process for the Chief Executive Officer's PDR.

RECOMMENDED that members:

1.    Note the work being undertaken to support services to increase the uptake and meaningfulness of PDRs.

2.    Note the new suite of management training courses (Appendix 2)

3.    Note the recommendations for the PDR process for the Chief Executive Officer and Directors.

Purpose

The purpose of this quarterly report is to update and inform Employment Committee on actions being taken that have an effect on the levels of sickness absence across services.

RECOMMENDED that Members:

·                Continue to monitor sickness absence on a quarterly basis and to ensure appropriate management action is taken to encourage attendance.

·                Maintain the current corporate sickness absence target at 8 days per employee per year and to continue focusing on maximising employee attendance.

·                Note the introduction of the "Fit for Work" scheme.

This report is to follow.

Members will consider a verbal update following a meeting with the Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group.