Valid from 20/07/1995
PERSONNEL SERVICESE+W+S
15(1)Provision of the following services (and only the following) falls within section 2(2)(n) above—E+W+S
(a)personnel advice to any of the following, namely —
(i)a defined authority or its elected members;
(ii)any committee or sub-committee of a defined authority, or any other group of persons which reports to such an authority, committee or sub-committee; and
(iii)any officer or department of a defined authority;
(b)personnel advice to any other person in relation to the discharge of any functions of a defined authority;
(c)conducting organisational and method studies and work studies including, in particular, conducting management service reviews and preparing business plans;
(d)human resource management including, in particular, recruitment, monitoring, assessment and appraisal;
(e)personnel research;
(f)developing and maintaining statistical and managerial information systems:
(g)subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, training a defined authority’s employees including, in particular, arranging, monitoring and evaluating training and development programmes;
(h)developing and maintaining employee relations policies, practices and procedures;
(i)personnel work in connection with any of the following, namely
(i)pay and other employee benefits including, in particular, superannuation benefits;
(ii)terms and conditions of employment;
(iii)health and safety policies and procedures;
(iv)employee welfare policies and procedures including, in particular, occupational health services; and
(v)redundancy arrangements and agreements;
(j)procuring, monitoring or supervising any services which fall within paragraphs (a) to (i) above and are provided for a defined authority by any person.
(2)The activities described in sub-paragraph (1)(g) above do not fall within section 2(2)(n) above where they relate to—
(a)the ordinary supervision of trainees or other employees; or
(b)the training of fire-fighting members of fire brigades.