Workforce Partnership Council Joint Executive Committee meeting: 19 February 2025

1. Introduction: Chair (Verbal)

For information/discussion  

2. Artificial Intelligence Working Group: update communications (Verbal Update): WPC Support Team (Paper)
3. Equalities Action Plans: update: WPC Support Team (Paper)
4. Workforce Partnership Council: future Social Partnership arrangements: Chair (Paper)
5. JEC matters arising: Chair (Paper)
6. AOB: Chair (Verbal)

Decision

1. No decisions recorded.

Action

1. No actions recorded.

Decision

1. The WPC’s AI Working Group to be formally closed, though its members will meet on an informal basis to discuss the progress of its reports.

Action

1. Future promotional activity of the WPC AI Working Group’s reports to be taken forward by the Council’s Communications Working Group.

Decision

1. Rather than produce a separate piece of work, the JEC instead agreed to promote the work of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) group on sexual harassment in the workplace.  

Action

1. The WPC/JEC to promote the work of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) group on sexual harassment in the workplace through its own networks with the assistance of the WPC Support Team.

Decision

1. That a proposal is developed for the WPC to agree that a new cross public sector forum (with a clear purpose and role) is established that better reflects the current social partnership landscape.

Action

1. The WPC Support Team, with social partners, to develop a roundtable event for April to discuss the design of the new cross public sector forum in line with the proposed timeline.

Decision

1. The action for Helen Arthur and Samantha Morgan to discuss identifying a health board that could participate in piloting the WPC’s AI guidance to be closed.

Action

1. No actions recorded.

Decision

1. No decisions recorded.

Action

1. No actions recorded.