Issue - meetings

Recommendations:

i)          to approve the estimated costs outlined in Appendix 1

ii)         to approve the submission of the estimated costs to full council

Considered – A report of the Assistant Chief Executive (HR and Business Support) to provide an update on the implementation of the management structure of the new council and the cost implications in relation to TUPE, seeking approval to submit to Full Council.

Councillor Dadd, Executive Member for Finance & Resources introduced the report, noting the redundancy and exit costs related to the Local Government Reorganisation process.

Trudy Forster, Assistant Director for HR & Business Support added that the management structure for North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has now been established and implemented at tiers 1 (Chief Executive), 2 (Management Board), and three (Assistant Directors). All district and borough staff, apart from the Chief Executives, transferred under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employees), on 1st April.

The new NYC management structure has significantly fewer posts than the total for the previous eight councils, down from 60 posts to 36 posts. The financial outcome is a future saving relative to the current and ongoing salary and employment costs, and this saving has been accounted for in the approx. £3.8m saving (including on costs) on senior management costs for NYC for tiers 1 to 3.

It was noted that the next stage of restructuring is at tier 4, Head of Service level, and it is possible that there will be further costs at this level due to a reduction of posts needed.

Resolved –

i)               to approve the estimated costs outlined in Appendix 1

ii)              to approve the submission of the estimated costs to full council