Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/18/024

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officer: Wendy Canham

RESOLVED:

That the Workforce Strategy as contained in Appendix 1 to Report No: CAB/FH/18/024, be approved.

(Report No: CAB/FH/18/024)

Councillor Stephen Edwards, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, presented this report which sought approval of a new Workforce Strategy.

The Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, set out the West Suffolk Councils’ vision for their people and identified the areas needed to focus on to achieve their ambitions.  It looked at the composition of the workforce and the current skills set and the skills needed for the future.  It identified how the Councils would continue to recruit and develop their workforce and work with their communities to make sure the right people, the right skills and the right behaviours were in place.

Councillor Edwards drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including that the Strategy aimed to enable West Suffolk to be a confident, co-operative and high performing organisation in every aspect of its work addressing the needs of its customers and communities, together with promoting West Suffolk as an employer of choice.

It was proposed, duly seconded and with the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the Workforce Strategy as contained in Appendix 1 to Report No: CAB/FH/18/024, be approved.