Agenda and minutes

Industrial Relations Sub-Committee - Tuesday 28 June 2011 6.00 pm

Venue: Bromley Civic Centre

Contact: Graham Walton  020 8461 7743

Items
No. Item

1.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR 2011/12

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor Tony Owen be appointed Chairman and Councillor Michael Tickner be appointed Vice-Chairman for the Sub-Committee for the reminder of the municipal year.

(Councillor Owen in the Chair)

2.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF ALTERNATE MEMBERS

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Brian Humphrys (in his role as Children and Young People Executive Assistant).

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

A declaration of interest was made by Councillor Owen as his daughter is a teacher at a school in Bromley.

A declaration of interest was made by Councillor Smith as his daughter worked on a Saturday in a Library in Bromley.

4.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 10TH JULY 2008 (EXCLUDING EXEMPT INFORMATION) pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 10th July 2008 (excluding exempt information) be confirmed.

5.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) ORDER 2006 AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

The Chairman to move that the Press and public be excluded during consideration of the items of business listed below as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the Press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded during consideration of the items of business listed below as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the Press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

6.

EXEMPT MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 10TH JULY 2008

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 10th July 2008 be confirmed.

7.

STRIKE ACTION BY THE NUT, ATL AND UCU IN OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' PENSION SCHEME

Minutes:

The National Union on Teachers (NUT), the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the University and College Union (UCU) had notified the Council that they would be calling on their members to take a one day strike action on 30th June 2011 in connection with a trade dispute concerning proposed changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. The industrial action was intended to be discontinuous, and in the event that the dispute was not resolved to the Trade Union’s satisfaction at the conclusion of the one day strike, the Council could receive notification of further industrial action.