Human resources (HR)

  • Human Resources and complaint investigations

    1. HR investigations (a) On how many occasions did the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake HR investigations (e.g. grievance, disciplinary, whistleblowing, etc) involving council employees during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years? 2020/21: Two separate investigators. One … Continue reading →

  • Traffic enforcement, libraries and pay rates

    Traffic enforcement * Does your local authority have responsibility for civil enforcement and car parking services? Yes, * If so, is that service delivered in-house by the council or outsourced to a contractor/contractors? In-house * If outsourced, please provide the … Continue reading →

  • Inclusion and Diversity Policies

    1.Does Devon council issue new employees with any of the following? (a) A language guide or similar which advises employees on the most appropriate words, phrases, and terms to use when writing to and or communicating with and or referring … Continue reading →

  • Recruitment Agencies

    Please answer the questions below with regard to the provision of workers engaged through recruitment agencies for the period of April 1st, 2021, to 31st March 2022. 1. Whom is your agency or managed service provider: (Example, Adecco, matrix, Comensura, … Continue reading →

  • Hospital social workers

    Hospital social workers’ include employees registered with a social work regulator, who spend more than 50% of their working time facilitating hospital discharge or providing other social work services to inpatients of acute NHS services, excluding mental health. ‘Non-social work … Continue reading →

  • Reasonable adjustments

    1) Does Devon County Council (DCC) have a current reasonable adjustments policy? Please provide a copy of this. DCC does not have a policy relating specifically to reasonable adjustments. However, guidance for managers regarding reasonable adjustments is contained within our Managing … Continue reading →

  • Applications and contracts for various services

    1. What Applications and versions are you running and what was the value of the contracts for: Finance? FINEST v5.1.22 Value of Contract: £450,206. Procurement? Proactis e-sourcing system. The contract with Proactis is for £10,000. More information is available on … Continue reading →