Common use of Staffing Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Staffing Arrangements. 5.1 The Accountable Body will appoint such officers not being secondees as may be required to deliver the Partnership’s Objectives including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing for carrying out the actions set out in Schedule 8 and in any Approved Plan provided that: 5.1.1 such officers will be employees of the Accountable Body and accordingly: 5.1.1.1 the recruitment and selection of such officers shall be the responsibility of the Accountable Body and shall be carried out by the Accountable Body officers in accordance with the Accountable Body’s agreed policies and procedures including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing following an open recruitment process and where appointment of the successful candidate is made purely on merit; with the agreement of the CEO PROVIDED THAT the recruitment and selection of the CEO shall be subject to the approval of the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose and made against the job description and person specification annexed to this Agreement at Appendix 2; 5.1.1.2 the line management and employer responsibility in relation to such officers shall remain with the Accountable Body PROVIDED THAT (a) immediate line management officers other than the CEO shall rest in the first instance with the CEO; and (b) line management of the CEO shall be undertaken in consultation with the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose; and 5.1.1.3 such officers shall be subject to the Accountable Body’s agreed terms and conditions of employment and personnel procedures PROVIDED THAT the terms and conditions of the CEO’s employment shall be subject to the approval of the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose; 5.1.2 The Accountable Body shall notify the Board of the job title and normal hours of work of each member of the Partnership Team and where appropriate the business contact details of the individuals concerned. Communications between the Board and the Partnership Team shall in the ordinary course of events be undertaken through the CEO or his/her deputy; 5.1.3 The Accountable Body shall following consultation with those LA Representatives as may be available have the right on giving reasonable notice to the Chair to withdraw or reduce the level of officer support to the Partnership and the Board pursuant to this clause. 5.2 Subject to Clause 6.1 the Partners and/or Board may enter into such arrangements with such persons or organisations as they shall consider appropriate whereby other individuals are seconded or made available to participate in the delivery of the Partnership’s Objectives, provided that before entering into such arrangements the other Partners and/or Board shall ensure that they and such individuals are covered by appropriate and adequate insurance arrangements including but not limited to employers’ liability insurance. For the avoidance of doubt any individual so seconded or made available shall not be a member of the Partnership Team.

Staffing Arrangements. 5.1 7.1 The Accountable Body will appoint such officers not being secondees as may be required authorities shall consider and agree arrangements for the purposes of carrying out Stage One and Stage Two of the Joint Arrangements relating to deliver staffing and employment arrangements including: 7.1.1 the Partnership’s Objectives including without prejudice transfer of employment of any officer; 7.1.2 the making available to the generality Authorities of the foregoing for carrying out the actions set out in Schedule 8 and in any Approved Plan provided that: 5.1.1 such officers will be employees of the Accountable Body and accordingly: 5.1.1.1 the recruitment and selection of such officers shall be the responsibility of the Accountable Body and shall be carried out officer employed by the Accountable Body officers in accordance with the Accountable Body’s agreed policies and procedures including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing following an open recruitment process and where appointment of the successful candidate is made purely on merit; with the agreement of the CEO PROVIDED THAT the recruitment and selection of the CEO shall be subject to the approval of the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose and made against the job description and person specification annexed to this Agreement at Appendix 2another Authority; 5.1.1.2 the line management and employer responsibility in relation to such officers shall remain with the Accountable Body PROVIDED THAT (a) immediate line management officers other than the CEO shall rest in the first instance with the CEO; and (b) line management of the CEO shall be undertaken in consultation with the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose; and 5.1.1.3 such officers shall be subject to the Accountable Body’s agreed terms and conditions of employment and personnel procedures PROVIDED THAT 7.1.3 the terms and conditions of any officer involved in the CEO’s Joint Arrangements; 7.1.4 the creation or dissolution of any posts; 7.1.5 arrangements for the creation of, recruitment to and employment of the Joint Posts 7.2 The Authorities shall apply the following principles to such Joint Arrangements: 7.2.1 Each Authority will comply with all relevant employment legislation and requirements in considering and consulting on potential shared services; 7.2.2 The most appropriate staffing solution to deliver efficient shared services for each area under consideration will be reviewed and recommended to the Authorities at the relevant time as part of the Business Case including a recommendation on which Authority should be the employing Authority for that staff group; 7.2.3 Where a secondment model is adopted, each Authority will place the services of relevant officers at the disposal of the others for the purpose of discharging the agreed Joint Arrangements; 7.2.4 Where staff delivering an area of service which is to be shared are transferred to another of the Authorities to deliver a shared service from a single delivery unit, the Authorities are committed to working together to seek to harmonise terms and conditions as far as reasonably practicable and in accordance with employment legislation and good practice. 7.3 For the purposes of creating and employing each Joint Post under Stage One of the Joint Arrangements, the Employer Authority shall (where a successful candidate had immediately previously been employed by one of the Authorities) be that Authority. 7.4 The JAIC shall make a decision as to which Authority shall be subject the Employer Authority in relation to the approval any successful candidate for a Joint Post under Stage One of the LA Representatives and the Board or such Board members as the Board may nominate for this purpose; 5.1.2 The Accountable Body shall notify the Board Joint Arrangements if that candidate had not immediately previously been employed by one of the job title and normal hours of work of each member Authorities. 7.5 The JAIC shall make a decision as to which Authority shall be the Employer Authority in relation to any additional Joint Arrangements following a recommendation as part of the Partnership Team Business Case for Joint Service Proposals. 7.6 Clauses 7.3, 7.4 and where appropriate 7.5 do not signify that the business contact details Employer Authority has any lead role or any additional control or influence over the posts in question. Each of the individuals concerned. Communications between the Board Authorities will have equality of control and the Partnership Team shall in the ordinary course of events be undertaken through the CEO or his/her deputy; 5.1.3 The Accountable Body shall following consultation with those LA Representatives as may be available have the right on giving reasonable notice to the Chair to withdraw or reduce the level of officer support to the Partnership and the Board pursuant to this clause. 5.2 Subject to Clause 6.1 the Partners and/or Board may enter into such arrangements with such persons or organisations as they shall consider appropriate whereby other individuals influence over posts which are seconded or made available to participate in the delivery part of the Partnership’s ObjectivesJoint Arrangements, provided that before entering into such arrangements whichever Authority is the other Partners and/or Board shall ensure that they and such individuals are covered by appropriate and adequate insurance arrangements including but not limited to employers’ liability insurance. For the avoidance of doubt any individual so seconded or made available shall not be a member of the Partnership TeamEmployer Authority.