Employee Charter

Employees will:

1. Participate in the Council's employee engagement, health & wellbeing and flexible working agendas

2. Actively participate in the development and implementation of our future ways of working

3. When making decisions, consider the long term and Council wide impact of changes to services and its effect on the workforce, including the identification of skills requirements

4. Ensure timely, two way communication and engagement, encouraging employees to express their views and ideas e.g. team meetings,one-to-ones, briefings, etc

5. Provide guidance and access to targeted learning & development opportunities

6. Actively encourage and support a continuous improvement culture

7. Demonstrate commitment to performance management, recognising and acknowledging good performance and dealing fairly with poor performance

8. Provide clear and visible leadership in accordance with the values andbehaviours of the Council

9. Ensure services are delivered in a way that reflects our value and behaviours

Managers will:

1. Promote an environment that encourages employee engagement, health & wellbeing and flexible working

2. Ensure employees, Trade Unions and Equality Networks have a key role in the development and implementation of our future ways of working

3. When making decisions, consider the long term and Council wide impact of changes to services and its effect on the workforce, including the identification of skills requirements

4. Ensure timely, two way communication and engagement, encouraging employees to express their views and ideas e.g. team meetings,one-to-ones,briefings, etc

5. Provide guidance and access to targeted learning & development opportunities

6. Actively encourage and support a continuous improvement culture

7. Demonstrate commitment to performance management, recognising and  acknowledging good performance and dealing fairly with poor performance

8. Provide clear and visible leadership in accordance with the values and behaviours  

of the Council

9. Ensure services are delivered in a way that reflects our values and behaviours

Senior Management will:

1. Provide an environment that supports employee engagement, health & wellbeing and flexible working

2. Ensure employees, Trade Unions and Equality Networks have a key role in the development and implementation of our future ways of working

3. Ensure that the Council has the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time and at the right cost

4. Ensure timely and two way communication and engagement with employees

5. Produce Directorate Development Plans based on the outcomes of the PR process which addresses future skill requirements

6. Drive a continuous improvement culture

7. Demonstrate commitment to performance management and ensure Managers are equipped with the skills to manage employee performance

8. Provide clear and visible leadership in accordance with the values and behaviours of the Council

9. Ensure services are delivered in a way that reflects our values and behaviours