HR

Behaviour and Standards

We strive to provide a working environment, which values the contribution all our employees make to the delivery of quality services.

Behaviour and standards

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

If you are affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence, be assured that we are committed to ensuring a safe workplace, which safeguards your health and wellbeing.

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Employee Relations

‘Employee relations’ refers to the relationship shared among our employees, our recognised trades unions and our organisation.

Employee relations

Employee Support

Our workforce will go through a range of different experiences at various times during their career with Carmarthenshire. This could be in relation to changes in the workplace, or personal circumstances, which have an impact on working life.

Employee Support

Equality & Diversity

We are responsible for delivering a diverse range of services to the community that we serve. our success depends on the people we employ and drawing on our different perspectives and experiences.

Equality & Diversity

FAQs: Employees

If you have a question relating to an HR issue you may find that we have already thought of it. Have a look at some of our most frequently asked questions for:

FAQs: Employees

FAQs: Managers

If you have a question relating to an HR issue you may find that we have already thought of it. Have a look at some of our most frequently asked questions for:

FAQs: Managers

Flexible Working

Under the Children and Families Act 2014, all employees have a statutory right to request a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment to work flexibly subject to the eligibility conditions set out below.

Flexible working

Jobs & Careers

When you start your new job with us you should have received, signed and returned your contract of employment.

Jobs & Careers

Leave and absence

We are committed to improving the work life balance of employees. We recognise that there are certain occasions/times when short term or long term periods of time off are necessary outside of the annual leave entitlement.

Leave and absence

Leaving the Council

If you decide to leave your job, we need you to hand in a formal resignation letter via your manager.

Leaving the council

Meet the Team

General Enquiries

Meet the Team

Pay & Benefits

Your employment is subject to certain terms and conditions. These outline areas such as pay, annual leave and the type of employment contract you have, whether this be temporary or permanent along with other employment details.

Pay & benefits

Recruiting an agency worker

From time to time, as managers, you may find the need to bolster your workforce with external support to meet the demands of fluctuating workloads or specialised projects. In such instances, recruiting through a recruitment agency can be an efficient solution.

Recruiting an Agency Worker

Recruitment

We are committed to recruiting the highest quality staff to meet the organisation’s business requirements, its core values and legislative responsibilities.

Recruitment

ResourceLink / MyView

We operate an integrated HR/Payroll system – ResourceLink which records all your details from the time you are appointed. Your personal details, career history, pay, training, performance and other related information will be securely retained and updates on this system.

ResourceLink / MyView

Restructuring

The purpose of the Restructuring Policy is to provide a framework and set of practical guidelines to managers that lead restructuring in our organisation.

Restructuring

Sickness Absence

Welcome to your guide to the attendance management policy, which we have separated into helpful sections, so that you can easily access the information you need.

Sickness Absence

Volunteering

Volunteering is an unpaid activity where someone freely gives their time to help an organisation or an individual who they are not related to. Volunteers are not paid staff and do not have a legally binding contractual relationship with the Council.

Volunteering

Workforce and Succession Planning

This page highlights tools to assist with the distinct stages of workforce and succession planning. It has been developed for Heads of Service and their management teams to help identify priorities and key actions for their service to respond to future workforce risks.

Workforce and Succession Planning