Decision
Analysis
outcome: Recommendations Approved
summary: Improving experiences of disabled staff and understanding impacts of intersecting identities
topline: The Cabinet has decided to prioritize actions to improve experiences of disabled staff and understand impacts of intersecting identities
reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves prioritizing actions and allocating resources based on data-driven approach, which could potentially lead to disagreements on resource allocation
affected_stakeholders: ["disabled staff", "individuals with intersecting identities"]
contentiousness_score: 5
political_party_relevance: No mention of political parties or political influence on the decision
URL: https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=7328
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Outcome: Recommendations Approved
Is Key Decision?: No
Is Callable In?: No
Purpose: This report provides an annual update looking back at progress made in 2023/2024 to make the council a fairer and more inclusive employer, and also includes the gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reports for 23/24, with recommended actions to focus on going forward.
Content: 1) That Cabinet notes the report and progress made to date. 2) That Cabinet agrees the data-driven approach to prioritise actions and allocate resource where there is greatest need, as set out in the report, for example, to improve the experiences of disabled staff and better understand the impacts of different intersecting identities. 3) That Cabinet notes the proposal set out at paragraph 3.13 to explore the collation of socio-economic background data to provide further insight ahead of the government’s proposal to enact the socio-economic duty of Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Date of Decision: December 5, 2024