Workforce

Develop a smaller more flexibly skilled workforce for the future

"Council employees are our most valuable resource and are without exception committed to working with and supporting local communities. We have an engaged and empowered, high performing workforce. These proposals facilitate a cost effective and timely (and planned) reduction of the Council's workforce while ensuring that the Council has the skills and talent required to deliver its vision. Our workforce plans have identified the skills we need going forward however we will need to reduce our staff numbers to live within our funding. We will encourage all staff to plan their careers and where they wish to pursue early retirement, voluntary redundancy or new opportunities within the Council we will, in consultation with the trade unions, provide both support and training".