Agenda item

To consider a report by the Chief Officer (HR) which sets out the current  position regarding Health Safety and Wellbeing with particular reference to Workforce Wellbeing and Attendance Management.

(Report attached)

The Chief Officer HR presented to the Board a report detailing the current position regarding Health Safety and Wellbeing with particular reference to attendance Management

The following were in attendance

Councillor Peter Gruen - Executive Member Neighbourhoods and Support

Services

Lorraine Hallam – Chief Officer HR

Daniel Hartley – Deputy Chief Officer HR

Catherine Marchant – Head of Human Resources – Children’s Services

Emma Wyatt - Senior HR Business Partner

Susan Barber - HR Manager, Attendance Management Team

Opening up this item Councillor Macniven gave a brief resume of an event

she and others had attended called ‘Time to Change’ where participants

 gained a greater understanding of the reality, impact and barriers

 experienced by  people suffering mental ill-health. Participants were also

given an update on  the Mindful employer campaign to which Leeds City

Council has signed up.

It was noted that another event would take place in March 2013

In brief summary, the main issues of discussion were;

·  The three key priorities for action; progressing Mindful Employer, tobacco addiction and raising awareness of living a healthy lifestyle

·  Attendance Management and current procedures

·  The importance of sharing best practice within and between Directorates

·  The correlation between attendance, appraisals and general staff engagement

·  The fact that the reduction in absenteeism was not as a result of reduced numbers of staff

·  The need to ensure local managers see attendance management as a management job not an HR one

The Chair congratulated HR on the progress made in this area and would consider how best to relay this to Directorates

RESOLVED - To endorse the approach to health and wellbeing as describe in the submitted report