Issue - meetings

(Cabinet Members with Special Responsibility Councillors Kerr and Mace)

Report of the Chief Executive to follow.

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Kerr)

The Chief Executive submitted a report to enable Cabinet to consider the updated financial information in respect of its preferred new pay and grading structure and to recommend Council to approve the new structure.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows:

Options for the new pay and grading structure have previously been considered by the JCC, by Personnel Committee and by Cabinet, and as a result of the preference expressed for structure 9.5.4.5, that option is now presented for further consideration and approval with structure 9.5.4 included for comparison and evaluation purposes.  As the projected cost of the either new structure in future years falls outside the budget and policy framework, it will be necessary for it to be approved by Council.

In addition to the pay and grading structure, it is intended that other elements will form part of the new pay package, which have been reported to Cabinet previously.  These are pay protection, on the basis of 100% in the first year, 50% of the difference between old and new salary in the second year and 25% in the third year, market supplement where this can be objectively justified for a particular post, and a basic annual leave entitlement of 26 days plus eight statutory days.

The officer preferred option is to proceed with 9.5.4.5.

It was moved by Councillor Mace and seconded by Councillor Kerr:

“That the recommendation, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Members then voted as follows:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)     That structure 9.5.4.5 be recommended to Council.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Executive

Reasons for making the decision:

The decision reflects previous considerations by the Joint Consultative Committee, the Personnel Committee and Cabinet and is in line with the agreed process and timetable for implementing Fair Pay.