Agenda item - The Future Arrangements for Repairs and Maintenance

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The Future Arrangements for Repairs and Maintenance

Minutes:

64.1       Sharon Davies, Housing Business Programme Manager, introduced the briefing paper that detailed the resident engagement arrangements on the future Housing repairs, planned maintenance and capital works programme and their involvement in the process of setting up the new repairs and maintenance services between March 2019 and April 2020.

 

64.2       In response to the Chair questioning the TUPE arrangements, officers stated that the current employee’s terms and conditions in their contracts would be protected.

 

64.3       Officers stated that the formal process of contractual change and pro-active conversations with the unions had begun, there had been informal dialogue with employees to discuss a positive prospect of opportunities and where all parties were working together.

 

64.4       In response to the Chair asking what the protections of payment were regarding overtime and salaries, officers responded that these were not yet known and this would be investigated through work between the unions, lawyers and employees.

 

64.5       The Chair stated that residents who were interested in joining the Task and Finish group should enquire through the resident involvement team.

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