Workforce Plan update
The Cabinet approved the Workforce Plan in June 2018 and shortly after that an Implementation Plan setting out seven workstreams to implement the Plan’s 38 actions was approved. 
The Council has an ambitious agenda for the next four years as set out in the Council Plan. In order to achieved this Plan the Council needs to continue to focus on its staff who must be capable, flexible, responsive, and focussed on productivity. It must ensure that it has the right people with the right knowledge, skills and behaviours deployed appropriately to deliver the Council Plan.
The Workforce Plan, which was developed through extensive consultation with service managers, services and staff is based around three themes:
- Sustaining a skilled, flexible and motivated workforce
- Supporting and initiating transformational change
- Building and sustaining leadership and management capacity
Seven workstreams have been established to ensure the Plan and its 38 actions are implemented:
- Workforce Planning
- Employer of Choice
- PRD, Performance and Development
- Leadership and Development
- Wellbeing
- Recruitment, Selection and Retention
- Rewards and Recognition
A recent update report that was considered by the Council Management Team outlined the progress that has been made in each of these workstreams, including:
- Progress with developing service workforce plans or including workforce planning in Service Plans
- The review of the East Lothian Way and drafting a ‘Staff Deal’
- Reviewing the PRD process
- Development of Management & Leadership Development programmes for Service Managers and Managers, which will be rolled out over the coming months
- A wide range of new Healthy Working Lives development including the Minds? Aye! Campaign on mental health issues, Mentally Healthy Workplace training for managers and personal resilience training
- A review of recruitment and selection processes
- The review of the Managing Attendance Policy
A further update report on progress will be considered by the Council management team and the Trade Unions through the Joint Consultative Committee in the spring.