Decision details

Supporting the recruitment, retention and valuing the contribution of social care staff in Kirklees this Winter

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve the use of funding the Council will receive from the NHS to support the adult social care sector this Winter and seek approval for the Director of Adults and Health to have a delegated authority, in consultation with the Section 151 officer and the Cabinet member for Adults and Health, to design an appropriate approach to utilising this and other short-term funding to support the adult social care sector.

 

Decision:

1)    That approval be given to use the available NHS funding to bring forward the benefits of the uplift in the National Living Wage due on the 1 April 2022 for the lowest paid care workers in domiciliary, residential, and nursing care homes for adult across Kirklees to ensure all staff are receiving at least the 2022 National Living wage rate from 1 December 2021 at the latest.

2)    That authority be delegated to the Director of Adults and Health, in consultation with the Section 151 officer and the Cabinet member for Adults and Health, to design an appropriate approach to utilising short-term funding to support the adult social care sector over this Winter.

Report author: Phil Longworth

Publication date: 16/12/2021

Date of decision: 14/12/2021

Decided at meeting: 14/12/2021 - Cabinet

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