Having complied with Rule 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules Cabinet approved the following modified decision:
(i) To approve the high level principles for STEP as outlined in this report, including the extension of the redeployment period from 3 to 4 months and the implementation of a short and long term strategy.
(ii) To approve consultation with the trade unions on the details of the final long term solution following a review of work to be undertaken between October and March 2013.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources to amend any HR policies and procedures to support the proposals.
(iv) To delegate authority to the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to take any such necessary actions to enable this project to proceed and be implemented. The trade unions will be fully consulted on any changes to HR policies and procedures if any changes are proposed to collective agreements, agreement will be sought with trade unions