June 2026 Minutes
The Employment Committee meeting of Heighington Parish Council was held on Monday 1st June 2026 at 6.00pm in the Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington.
Present:
Councillor Catterson
Councillor George
Councillor Trafford
Councillor Yeates
Councillor Watkinson
Clerk – Elaine Atkin
Absent:
None
There were no members of the public present.
Public Participation
There were no comments.
001/E/26 To receive and accept apologies, where valid reasons for absence have been submitted to the Clerk prior to the meeting
There were none.
002/E/26 To approve the notes of the last Employment Committee meeting held on 13th April 2026, and for these to be signed by the Employment Committee chair as the formal minutes.
It was proposed by Cllr Yeates, seconded by Cllr Trafford and resolved to approve the minutes. These were duly signed by the committee chair.
003/E/26 To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and receive Requests for Dispensations.
There were none.
004/E/26 To review the Grievance and Disciplinary Policies and make recommendations to Full Council.
The Disciplinary Policy had been reviewed, and no amendments were required. The Grievance Policy had been revisited and rewritten to improve clarity of the process. It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Catterson and resolved to recommend that Full Council accept the reviewed documents.
The Chair thanked Cllr Yeates for the work done on these.
005/E/26 To review the Employment Committee Terms of Reference and make a recommendation to Full Council.
The Employment Committee Terms of Reference was reviewed in light of review of the Grievance and Disciplinary Policies. It was proposed by Cllr Catterson, seconded by Cllr Watkinson and resolved to recommend that Full Council accept the updated document.
006/E/26 CLOSED SESSION. To resolve to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following staffing items on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Trafford and resolved to move into closed session.
The Clerk left the meeting (6:10pm).
007/E/26 To review the proposed person specifications for the Clerk and RFO roles and agree actions required for a remuneration review, with any recommendations to go to Full Council.
The proposed person specifications had been reviewed, and remuneration levels had been evaluated in line with similar roles in other local councils. It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Catterson and resolved to make a recommendation to Full Council regarding remuneration for the Clerk and RFO roles.
The Clerk returned to the meeting (6:25pm).
008/E/26 To further revisit a remuneration proposal for holding the emergency phone and for call outs, with any recommendations to go to Full Council for approval.
Following discussion, it was agreed that this item cannot be agreed yet, as staff terms and conditions need reviewing first. Committee wanted to stress that they are trying to find a suitable solution.
The meeting closed at 6:49 pm.
Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of Council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting.