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This edition brings together updates for managers as we continue to prepare for the East and West Surrey elections, including a reminder about about pre‑election publicity restrictions. There's also guidance to help you familiarise yourselves with working arrangements for staff supporting election duties, including working hours, pay and non‑working days, so you can agree appropriate arrangements in advance.
Alongside this, there's an update on the new Hybrid Working Policy and what this means for teams, changes to how you log onto Access Income Manager (AIM), and the upcoming mandatory training deadline.
We’ve also shared Mari’s April vlog, along with details of the next LGR Q&A session.
Please take a few moments to read through the bulletin and share relevant updates with your teams at upcoming team meetings.
If there’s something you’d like to see included in future editions, please get in touch — we’d love to hear your suggestions.
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RBBC's Hybrid Working Policy has now been shared with staff via the Knowledge. Heads of Service are working with their people managers to clarify or reconfirm hybrid working arrangements for their area, based on service and resident needs, and effective team working requirements. Once confirmed, please ensure the hybrid working arrangements for your service are communicated and discussed with your teams.
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From Friday 1 May, Access Income Manager (AIM) will introduce the Single Sign-On facility, which will change the way you access the application. You will need to set up an 'Access Evo' account where you will be able to manage your credentials in future.
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If you have team members supporting election duties, please take a moment to familiarise yourselves with the guidance on working hours, election‑related pay and non‑working days, and agree arrangements in advance.
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A quick reminder that restrictions relating to publicity for all Surrey councils (including Reigate & Banstead Borough Council) remain in place until the East and West Surrey council elections on Thursday 7 May.
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In her April vlog, Mari gives an overview of what’s happening in the lead‑up to the East and West Surrey elections on 7 May, and preparation for the new shadow authorities.
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Please remind your teams that they need to complete all their 2025-2026 mandatory training by 30 April 2026.
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If you want to appoint temporary resource (e.g., agency workers, consultants, or other interim support), please note that the recruiting manager needs to complete a Vacancy and Establishment Approval Form which must be approved by Finance, HR, the relevant Head of Service (and SMT if risks are flagged).
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Our Employee Assistance Programme now includes a dedicated manager advice line. While HR can support you with managing situations and applying RBBC policies, there may be times when you prefer to speak with someone external. This could be for emotional support, to look after your wellbeing as a manager, or to gain practical tips for handling challenging or stressful situations.
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Upcoming LGR Q&A
The next LGR Q&A with Mari is on Thursday 21 May from 12.30pm to 2pm in the New Council Chamber, Town Hall. Colleagues have been sent an invitation to join in-person or online. Sessions for offline teams are being arranged. If you or your team have any questions you'd like to ask about Local Government Reorganisation, please email yourLGRquestions@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.
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