Paid work outside of the Council
All employees should be clear about their contractual obligations and should not take any outside employment which conflicts with the Council’s interests as detailed in the Constitution of the Council Part 5, paragraph 5.12.
Paid work outside of the Council means any second employment, self-employed or private business basis undertaken in addition to your Council employment. Permission will not be granted to employees, or their partner, to operate companies providing services to the Council. Council resources should not be used in any circumstance for paid work outside of your council employment.
Employees on Band 13 and above require formal approval to undertake paid work outside of the Council as detailed in Paragraph 15.19 of the Single Status Agreement (SSA).
Form 3 ‘Approval to undertake paid work outside of the Council‘ (Band 13 and above) should be completed by the employee and sent to their Director for consideration. A response from the Director to the employee should be provided within 14 calendar days. All approvals will be reviewed on an annual basis.
If the request is refused, an appeal can be submitted, in writing, to James Magog, Director of Finance, IT and Digital within 14 calendar days of the decision being given by the Director. In the case of the Director of Finance, IT and Digital refusing a request for his department, the Chief Executive will receive the appeal.
If you wish to undertake any paid work outside of the Council:
You must:
- obtain permission from your appropriate Director by completing Form 3 Approval to Undertake Paid Work outside of the Council’ (Band 13 and above) prior to undertaking any outside work (Employees Band 13 and above only)
- completing another Form 3 if there are any changes relating to your outside work
You must not:
- put yourself in a position where your duty and private interests conflict or could appear to conflict
- seek to gain business in the course of carrying out your Council duties
- carry out any outside work of a private interest during working hours, including making/sending or receiving telephone calls, emails, correspondence and goods
- use any Council facilities or equipment or confidential information in relation to commitments outside of work.