East Midlands

EMC Policy Brief - 18 September 2020 This week’s Briefing includes updates on: 274 councils set to receive housing support for vulnerable people Launch of Midlands Engine All-Party Parliamentary Group EMC Fortnightly Summary of COVID-19 Guidance & Information for HR Colleagues EMC Virtual Assessment Centre Support EMC...

EMC Policy Brief - 11 September 2020 This week’s Briefing includes updates on: EMC Boards; Transport for the East Midlands and Regional Employers’ Board and Regional Joint Council Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM), Job Opportunities COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities Virtual...

This week’s Briefing includes updates on: Greater voice for rail passengers in new collaboration between Government and East Midlands transport leaders Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM), Job Opportunities The UK2070 Papers, Series 2 Virtual Councillor Workshop on Chairing and...

Government signs multi-year collaboration agreement with Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM) to give councils and local stakeholders a voice in the management of rail services.    Two locally-based posts created to focus on ensuring benefits delivered to passengers Councils and local stakeholders can now review and address...

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available via this link: EMC HR Bulletin August 2020  The August Bulletin includes:- Employment Law Expert Darren Newman and his regular article - this month he looks at the legal aspects relating to the move to more home working and responding to requests from...

Agreement has also now been reached for staff employed on Soulbury Terms and Conditions.   The agreement includes an increase of 2.75% in pay across the pay spines from 1st September 2020 and to discuss a review of the current Soulbury pay structure on a without prejudice basis. Soulbury Pay for 2020

Agreement has been reached for the national pay awards for 2020-21 for Chief Executives, Chief Officers and Local Government Services Employees (those on Green Book conditions).  Please see attached below the respective pay agreements. Local Government Services Pay 2020-21 Chief Officer Pay 2020-21 - 24 August 2020 Chief...

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available via this link: EMC HR Bulletin July 2020    The July Bulletin includes:-   Exit Pay Cap Developments LGA Apprenticeship Newsletter, July 2020 COVID-19 Updates EMC Information Exchange Virtual Network  Learning &...

The HM Treasury published the government’s response to the consultation and laid the implementing regulations in Parliament.  As this is an affirmative process, these regulations will need to be debated in Parliament before they come into force.  The response does not indicate a date for implementation and it recognises that...

Political leaders in the Midlands and the North are demanding an early start to HS2 as new research shows the eastern leg of the line could create up to 150,000 jobs.  They are pressing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to back his pledge to ‘build better, faster, greener’ by clearing the way for Phase 2b east of the...

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available via this link - EMC HR Bulletin June 2020 The June Bulletin includes:- Information on Covid-19 and related areas of work/support being offered Virtual mediation Employment Law Expert Darren Newman and his regular article - this month it looks at the Bradford factor of...

Further funding for local authorities caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) and care leavers has been announced by the Minister for Immigration Compliance, Chris Philp. There will be a significant uplift in funding for all local authorities providing ongoing support to those unaccompanied asylum-seeking children leaving...