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This report requests that an additional day’s leave be granted on Thursday 30 December 2021 in recognition of Officers continued support and dedication through one of the most challenging years in the history of the Council – delivering through a pandemic, a major organisational restructure, uncertainty in the wider population and a public sector which is facing very difficult financial challenges as a result of covid costs.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Award Officers an additional day’s leave to be taken on Thursday 30December 2021

(2)      Note: SMT are gifting the discretionary day’s leave to all Officers on Wednesday 29 December 2021 and that Officers will be required to take a compulsory day’s leave from their annual entitlement on Friday 31 December 2021, thus enabling the Council offices to be closed week commencing Monday 27 December 2021.          

(3)      Approve: Where the operational needs of the Council require services to operate over the Christmas period, affected Officers will receive an additional day’s pay in lieu of the award of an additional day’s leave.

(4)      Note:  Due to the exceptional circumstances the Council and Officers have all been working in, it is not envisaged that this will be repeated in future years.

The Committee received a report requesting that an additional day’s leave be granted on Thursday 30 December 2021 in recognition of Officers continued support and dedication through one of the most challenging years in the history of the Council – delivering through a pandemic, a major organisational restructure, uncertainty in the wider population and a public sector which is facing very difficult financial challenges as a result of covid costs.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Award Officers an additional day’s leave to be taken on Thursday 30December 2021

(2)      Note: the usual discretionary day will be taken on Wednesday 29 December 2021 and that Officers will be required to take a compulsory day’s leave from their annual entitlement on Friday 31 December 2021, thus enabling the Council offices to be closed week commencing Monday 27 December 2021.          

(3)      Approve: Where the operational needs of the Council require services to operate over the Christmas period, affected Officers will receive an additional day’s pay in lieu of the award of an additional day’s leave.

(4)      Note:  Due to the exceptional circumstances the Council and Officers have all been working in, it is not envisaged that this will be repeated in future years.