East Midlands

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available from here.  The July Bulletin covers; Employment Law expert Darren Newman’s article this month focuses on Equal Pay. Local News Addressing the skills shortage in Planning Attracting & Developing Talent Event - 9th October 2019 Employee Wellbeing...

EMC and Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM) have welcomed the appointment of Will Rogers as MD for the new East Midlands Railway Franchise, along with the appointment of a new Management Team.  TfEM looks forward to working in partnership with Will and his team, Network Rail and the Department for...

East Midlands Councils (EMC) is hugely disappointed by the news that a fleet of new inter-city bi-mode trains, to be introduced onto the Midland Main Line under the new East Midlands Railway Franchise, will not be built by Bombardier in Derby. The decision is a massive missed opportunity to support highly skilled local jobs and a...

The East Midlands Councils Annual Report  for 2018-19 has been published and will be presented to Councillors at the EMC Annual General meeting on 12 July. 100% of member councils benefitted from at least one of the EMC services during 2018-19.  The Annual Report covers the services provided by EMC, including lobbying for greater...

LGA Annual Workforce Survey The LGA would like to thank those who contributed to the 2017/18 Workforce Survey as a national picture would not be possible without your support. A report looking at the national, district and single and upper results can be found here: https://www.local.gov.uk/local-government-workforce-survey-2017-18. For...

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available from here.  The June Bulletin covers; Employment Law expert Darren Newman’s article this month on shared Parental Leave. Local News Regional Employers’ Board and Joint Council Meetings Apprenticeships in our Region Event information and information on...

The consultation closes on the Exit Pay Cap proposals on 3 July 2019. EMC is submitting a response on behalf of the region and thank you to everyone who has provided us with a copy of your submission to feed into our response. If you haven’t submitted a response to Government, you are encouraged to do so to ensure there is...

EMC welcomes with the announcement made by the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, for the UK’s continued commitment of resettling refugees post 2020 (details here). The new scheme will combine the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme, Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme and Gateway Protection plan with the aim of...

EMC HR Bulletin May 2019 The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is now available from the above link.  The May Bulletin includes an update on the Exit Pay Cap Consultation and also covers;  Employment Law Employment Law expert Darren Newman’s article this month on non-disclosure agreements and settlement agreement...

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The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is available via the link below.  This month, we cover:- Exit Pay Cap Consultation – Links to the information recently circulated by EMC plus Employment Law expert Darren Newman’s article giving his perspective on the proposals.  Local News – An introduction to our...

The latest edition of the EMC HR Bulletin is available via the link below.  This month, we cover:- Exit Pay Cap Consultation – Links to the information recently circulated by EMC plus Employment Law expert Darren Newman’s article giving his perspective on the proposals.  Local News – An introduction to our...