Decided: The committee approved a discretionary redundancy payment for B, to be paid on or before 31 October 2026, under Scheme E of the Council's Early Retirement/Redundancy Scheme. This is subject to B following the avoiding redundancy procedure. If alternative employment is found for B, the notice period would be extended to cover any trial period, and the payment would be revoked if that trial succeeds.
Decided: The committee approved a redundancy payment and early access to pension for H, to be paid on or before 31 December 2026, under Scheme D of the Council's Early Retirement/Redundancy Scheme. This is subject to H following the avoiding redundancy procedure. If alternative employment is found for H, the notice period would be extended to cover any trial period, and the approval would be revoked if that trial succeeds. The committee also gave the Director of Resources / Communications Manager delegated authority to agree or refuse PILON (payment in lieu of notice), or H working out their notice, after consulting relevant officers.
Decided: The Committee noted the programme. With the Chair's agreement, several items were moved or changed, including the Corporate Strategy report and Quarter One performance report, now due on 29 October, and the Quarter Three report was removed from the 4 March 2027 meeting.
Resolved: to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act
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