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Meeting: 04/07/2016 - Scrutiny Committee (Item 25)

25 Report of the Equality and Diversity Review Group pdf icon PDF 1 MB

 

Background Information

The Scrutiny Committee commissioned the Equality & Diversity Review Group to consider issues of equality and diversity in the Council workforce and in particular:

·         What barriers are faced by under-represented groups in recruitment and career progression at the City Council;

·         How does the Council prevent and address discrimination, including specifically discrimination against LGBT employees.

Why is it on the agenda?

For the Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on the report of the Equality & Diversity Review Group before it is submitted to the City Executive Board.

Who has been invited to comment?

·         Councillor Tom Hayes, Chair of the Equality & Diversity Review Group.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Cllr Hayes, Chair of the Equality & Diversity Review Group presented the report.  He thanked his fellow panel members and the Scrutiny Officer for the work done.

 

Cllr Wilkinson asked whether having officers who spoke a second language on call (recommendations 7-9) was desirable by Human Resources (HR). The Scrutiny Officer confirmed that the report had been reviewed and signed off by HR officers.

 

The Committee discussed the merit of removing gender titles altogether (recommendation 20) from job applications. However after a vote it was resolved to leave recommendation 20 unchanged.

 

The Committee agreed the following amendments to the report:

 

Rec 1: That the suggested accessibility audits should be broadened out to include employment practices and processes as well as premises as it was important to have ‘three dimensional thinking’ about accessibility;

Recs 7-9: That these suggestions would need to be subject to advice on how the ability to speak a second language should be defined.

Rec 21: That the words “if this would be supported by the Trade Unions” be removed.

 

The Committee resolved to APPROVE the report for CEB as amended.

Meeting: 07/06/2016 - Scrutiny Committee (Item 12)

12 Report of the Equality and Diversity Review Group pdf icon PDF 1 MB

 

Background Information

The Scrutiny Committee commissioned the Equality & Diversity Review Group to consider issues of equality and diversity in the Council workforce and in particular:

·         What barriers are faced by under-represented groups in recruitment and career progression at the City Council;

·         How does the Council prevent and address discrimination, including specifically discrimination against LGBT employees.

Why is it on the agenda?

For the Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on the report of the Equality & Diversity Panel before it is submitted to the City Executive Board on 16 June 2016.

Who has been invited to comment?

·         Councillor Tom Hayes, Chair of the Equality & Diversity Review Group.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to defer this item until the next meeting.