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Local Government Reform Joint Forum Overview of the Current Workplan Maureen Taggart Director of Personnel and Management Services, NIHE and Employers’ Side Lead Bumper Graham Assistant General Secretary, NIPSA and Trade Union Side Lead. MEMBERSHIP. Up to 7 Representatives from
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Local Government Reform Joint Forum Overview of the Current Workplan Maureen Taggart Director of Personnel and Management Services, NIHE and Employers’ Side Lead Bumper Graham Assistant General Secretary, NIPSA and Trade Union Side Lead
MEMBERSHIP Up to 7 Representatives from Employers - NIJC/JNC 4 - NICS/DOE 2 - Others 1 TU Side - NIPSA 4 - UNITE 2 - GMB 1
WORKING ARRANGEMENTS Independent Chair (APSE) Lead Persons Secretariat (LGSC)
ROLE • Facilitate Consultation and Negotiation • Cross Sectoral • Context of • TUPE • Statutory Obligations • Guiding Principles
REMIT HR Policies Industrial Relations Equality of Opportunity Training and Development Communications Post 2015 IR Framework
GUIDING PRINCIPLES Communications Managing Vacancies Staff Transfers Filling Posts Voluntary Severance Schemes
GUIDING PRINCIPLES cont… Employer Obligations Location Equality Capacity Building Change
WORK COMPLETED TO DATE SINCE EMERGING FROM SUSPENDED ANIMATION Revised LGRJF terms of reference; Local joint forum TOR/operating arrangements; Phase 1 vacancy controls; Mapped and prioritised HR implementation issues, workplan and indicative timetable; Assessed options for certain HR issues in respect of authorities for statutory transition committees/shadow councils/new councils; Communications.
WORK IN HAND Finalisation staff severance scheme; Phase II vacancy controls; Staff Transfer Scheme; Filling posts in new organisations; Capacity building; Location/relocation and expenses; Data collation; TUPE; Input to legislation, especially reorganisation bill.
IDENTIFIED WORK Future industrial relations structure; Code of conduct protocol for local government employees; Terms and conditions for post 2015 councils; Integration transferring function.
COMMUNICATIONS LGSC Website; LGRJF communications bulletin; Involvement with DOE communications group; PSC/NI Executive Guiding Principle No.1; PSC Sponsored SMR research into RPA HSC phase 1 bodies. Contacts: Management Side Lead Trade Union Side Lead Maureen Taggart Bumper Graham 028 9024 0588 028 9066 1831 maureen.taggart@nihe.gov.uk bumper.graham@nipsa.org.uk