Issue - meetings

To present to Cabinet and seek approval of the new Workforce Strategy, People, Even Better, for 2024-2027.

Cabinet received a report seeking approval of the new Workforce Strategy, People, Even Better, for 2024-2027.

It was RESOLVED:

1.            That the Workforce Strategy for 2024-2027 be approved.

2.         That it be noted that the implementation plan may be revised due to changing circumstances and workforce requirements and that approval for changes be delegated to the Heads of HR&OD, after consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Transformation which reflect this dynamic environment.

3.         That it be noted that the Heads of HR&OD following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Transformation will have delegated authority for the production and implementation of an annual action plan for each of the key themes within the strategy.

Cabinet received a report seeking approval of the new Workforce Strategy, People, Even Better, for 2024-2027.  The document had been reviewed and revised to cover the period from 2024 – 2027.

Members were advised that the Strategy was pivotal in addressing the varied challenges presented by the current evolving work environment and that it aligned with the Council’s Making Stevenage Even Better Corporate Plan.

It was RESOLVED:

1.            That the Workforce Strategy for 2024-2027 be approved.

2.         That it be noted that the implementation plan may be revised due to changing circumstances and workforce requirements and that approval for changes be delegated to the Heads of HR&OD, after consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Transformation which reflect this dynamic environment.

3.         That it be noted that the Heads of HR&OD following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Transformation will have delegated authority for the production and implementation of an annual action plan for each of the key themes within the strategy.