Determination of Requests for Early Release or Flexible Retirement
May 23, 2025 Executive Director of Corporate Services (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...approval was granted for an employee's flexible retirement, reducing their hours from 22 to 15 with no cost to the council and plans to fill the remaining hours with new staff.
Full council record
Purpose
To determine requests for early release or
flexible retirement in accordance with powers delegated to the
Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.
Decision
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date of Decision:
23 May 2025
Title:
Determination of Requests for Early Release or
Flexible Retirement
Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)
Judith Badger
Section 151 Officer
Strategic Director Finance & Customer
Services
Details of Specific Delegation
or
Delegation contained in the relevant
Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
Council’s Constitution
Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions
SECTION 4C5:
STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICES –
DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
‘The Strategic Director of Finance and
Customer Services is authorised1 to
discharge executive functions for:-
2 1. Setting, support and monitoring the
Council’s financial strategy and ensuring effective financial
management and controls , including:-
(g) Determining requests for early release and
flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet
Member.’
Page 38 refers.
Decision:
Approval was given to request ERP0329 for the flexible retirement of an employee
in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate.
Reasons for the Decision:
The Panel considered this request for flexible
retirement for
the individual to reduce their working hours
from 22 to 15
hours.
The panel agreed the flexible retirement and
noted there was no cost to the Council and the remaining hours will
be filled with newly appointed staff.
Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:
None.
Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:
None
Dispensations Granted:
(If any)
None.
Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:
None.
Dispensations Granted:
(If any)
None.
Reports or parts of reports relevant to the
decision being taken:
None.
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
Approval was given to request ERP0329 for the flexible retirement of an employee
in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate.
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
Dated: 23 May 2025
Name: Judith Badger
Job Title: Strategic Director Finance & Customer
Services
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 23 May 2025 |