Services need to be structured to effectively meet service needs and priorities and therefore it will, at times, be necessary to review structures; change the number of employees, delete posts where the work is no longer required, create new roles or amend existing roles to meet the changing demands on the service.

The council is committed to working with employees and trade unions in managing these changes and will seek to achieve agreement to change through constructive and open dialogue.

Below you will find the Workforce Management Policy and Procedure along with associated guidance and forms.

Policy/Procedure

• Workforce Management - Policy and Procedure (PDF, 420 KB)(opens new window)

Additional Guidance

• Service Restructure Process Management Guide (PDF, 651 KB)(opens new window)
• Organisational Change - TU Consultation Protocol (PDF, 250 KB)(opens new window)
• Managers Guide on the use of Fixed Term Contracts (PDF, 352 KB)(opens new window)
• Workforce Planning Guide (PDF, 286 KB)(opens new window)

Forms

• Organisational Change Service Restructure Process Checklist (Word doc, 20 KB)(opens new window)
• Organisational Change Service Restructure Business Case Template (Word doc, 26 KB)(opens new window)
• Organisational Change Migration Template (Excel doc, 16 KB)(opens new window)
• Organisational Change Job Matching Template (Excel doc, 21 KB)(opens new window)
• Organisational Change Consultation Query Log (Word doc, 14 KB)(opens new window)
• Redeployment Skills and Experience Profile (Word doc, 70 KB)(opens new window)
• Redeployment - Trial Period Weekly Review (Word doc, 34 KB)(opens new window)
• Redeployment - Trial Period Final Assessment (Word doc, 33 KB)(opens new window)