EMPLOYEES OF THE ARP. 7.1 The Five Councils shall ensure that sufficient and appropriate employees shall be made available to undertake and manage the activities necessary or expedient for the proper and adequate provision of the JC Services as approved in the annual staffing establishment by the 2105 Joint Committee on behalf of the Five Councils. A draft staffing establishment for each Financial Year subsequent to the establishment of the ARP shall be prepared by the ARP Management Team in collaboration with the Heads of Human Resources (or equivalent) of the Five Councils respectively and submitted to the Treasurer for consideration. The draft establishment budget shall be based upon the establishment for the previous Financial Year updated for any anticipated changes considered necessary.
7.2 Any employee allocated by any of the Five Councils, as the case may be, to carry out any activities necessary or expedient for the provision of the JC Services shall be required to report to the 2015 Joint Committee unless his or her terms of employment require otherwise and subject to the obligations of the council as his or her employer.
7.3 Each of the Five Councils warrant and represent that:
7.3.1 it shall (subject to Clause 7.5 and without prejudice to the indemnities in Clause 7.3.5) continue to pay all Employment Costs for each of its employees allocated to carry out work in respect of the 2015 Joint Committee and the provision of the JC Services (to be covered by the payment detailed in Clauses 6.10 and 6.11);
7.3.2 the allocation of such of its employees to carry out work in respect of the 2015 Joint Committee and the provision of the JC Services does not breach the terms of their contracts of employment;
7.3.3 it shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its employees so allocated shall perform their duties with the skill care and diligence to be expected of a competent employee engaged in the performance of those duties having regard to the grade and experience of such employees;
7.3.4 it shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that nothing is done by it or by its employees or agents which results in a breach of the contract of employment of any member of the ARP employees or of any employee of another council so allocated;
7.3.5 it shall indemnify the others of the Five Councils against all claims by or in respect of its employees allocated to the 2015 Joint Committee or the ARP in respect of the delivery of Support Services in the provision of the JC Services cause...
