Agenda item

To adopt a Corporate Volunteering Policy as recommended by the Personnel Sub Committee at their meeting of 10 September 2025.

The Committee received and considered a Corporate Volunteering policy for employees.

The policy had been recommended for approval by the Personnel Sub-Committee at its meeting on 10 September.

Members welcomed the policy but agreed that the title could be revised to either "Charitable Volunteering" or "Employee Volunteering" to provide greater clarity. Questions were also raised regarding time off for other types of service, whilst the Town Clerk agreed to investigate the examples further she did advise that she was sure these would be set out in the ‘Green Book’ the National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services.

Resolved:

1.      That, the Corporate Volunteering Policy, subject to the name change noted above, be approved for Witney Town Council and,

2.      That, the Town Clerk/C.E.O refers back to the Personnel Sub Committee on points raised regarding other periods of time off.