To approve the Herefordshire Council Workforce Strategy for 2013-15.

THAT:

(a)             The Workforce Strategy (at Appendix A) be approved.

The Workforce Strategy provides the direction and framework to ensure that council resources are aligned and focussed on the workforce outcomes so that the Corporate Plan priorities are achieved.

The alternative option would be to do nothing.  The consequence of this would mean that the organisation would be in a status quo position and therefore less likely to make best use of its people resources.  Without a cohesive framework to describe how staff will be effectively aligned to deliver the corporate plan priorities, there is a risk that the priorities, including delivery of efficiencies may not be realised.