Current Projects
We are currently looking at meeting the aims and objectives in line with the Pay & Workforce Strategy on Diversity, Occupational Segregation, and Productive Time.
Diversity
The Equality Standard for Local Government has been developed by the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission.
The Standard recognises the importance of fair and equal treatment of people in local government services and employment. It has been developed primarily as a tool to enable local authorities to integrate gender, race, and disability into council policy and practice at all levels. The Standard is now included as a Best Value Performance Indicator (a national measure of performance, set by central government). The revised Standard has been extended to address six equality strands: age, disability, gender, race, religion/belief and sexual orientation. We are currently undertaking a survey of authorities to establish whether they are meeting the Equality Standard and, if so, to what level. On the basis of that information a project plan will be developed to assist authorities. For further information on the Standard go to:
Revised Equality Standard 2007
For further information please contact Dave Campbell, Deputy Chief Executive, on 0161 214 7116, or click the link below to e-mail Dave.
Dave Campbell
Productive Time
The 'Productive Time' improvement agenda is about maximising “the time spent by public service professionals on core activities, ie activities that are integral to the delivery of improved frontline services" (Productive Time Measurement Guidance, Office of Government Commerce, 2004). The ideal is that every activity, or input made by local authorities, should directly add value to meeting customers' needs.
The Productive Agenda includes streamlining work processes, better use of technology, flexible working practices and managing employee attendance.
For further information please contact David Carty, Head of HR Policy on 0161 214 7115, or click the link below to e-mail David.
David Carty