Dear James

Thank you for your email dated 8 December 2019 requesting information regarding our Employment Policies.

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Jessica Hall
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From: James Wilder [mailto:[FOI #11835 email]]
Sent: 8 December, 2019 7:30 PM
To: BUS: Assurance
Subject: Official Information request - Employment policies

Dear Wellington City Council,

Can you please provide:

1. Your personnel policy (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 sch 7 cl 36).
2. Your equal employment opportunities policy, if it is separate to the personnel policy.
3. If you have one, your remuneration and employment policy (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002 sch 7 cl 36A)

Thank you,

James

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Dear Mr Wilder,

 

Thank you for your email to the Council received on 8 December 2019 in
which you requested information relating to the Council’s employment
policies.

 

In your email you requested (as per schedule 7, clause 36 and 36A of the
Local Government Act 2002):

 

o The Council’s personnel policy,
o The Council’s equal opportunities policy, and
o The Council’s remuneration policy.

 

With respect to schedule 7, clause 36 and the principles relating to the
Council being a good employer, I have collated the following policies into
one document which is attached.

 

o Recruitment
o Remuneration
o Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
o Health, Safety & Wellbeing
o Learning & Development

 

Whilst the Council has no personnel policy per se, it does have a Code of
Conduct which relates to all employees and is attached.

 

Should you have any further questions please contact me.

 

Kind regards,

Ian

 

 

Ian Hunter
Assurance Advisor | Complaints and Information Assurance | Governance and
Assurance Directorate | Wellington City Council
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