Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.

No apologies for absence have been received.

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

To agree the non-exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting held on 7 June 2007, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This report informs Members of the Human Resources Committee about the recently released report from the Ministerial Task Force for Health, Safety and Productivity, and the recommendations within it.

This report requests the Human Resources (HR) Committee, to consider whether a policy of re-employment of operational employees following retirement should be introduced.

This report informs the Human Resources Committee of Firefighters' Pension Scheme Circular 6/2007 and the guidance therein relating to second contracts of employment, the relationship with pension entitlement, and the action that will be taken to address the matter.

This report provides feedback on the findings of the most recent Investors in People audit which took place in July 2007.

This report informs the Human Resources Committee of the decision by Policy Group to introduce Childcare Vouchers for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service employees.

To consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded for item 12 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of the paragraphs 1 and 2.

Report 12a informs Members of applications from Fire Authority employees to undertake outside employment, which have been approved provisionally by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee. Report 12b informs Members of applications to undertake outside employment. For decision