Agenda item

To consider a report by the HR Manager and the Pay and Reward Specialist (copy attached)

The Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets, Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill, introduced the Pay Policy Statement Report (previously circulated).

The Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets, Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill, introduced the report (previously circulated) to seek Council approval of the Pay Policy Statement which had been drafted in accordance with the  requirements of 38 (1) of the Localism Act 2011 and incorporated all existing pay arrangements for the workforce groups within the Council, including Chief Officers and the lowest paid employees.

It was confirmed that the report should have been presented to Full Council in March 2020 but due to the Covid pandemic it had been delayed.  A report would be presented to Council in March 2021 for the following financial year.

The Real Living Wage was raised by members and it was confirmed that a report regarding the Real Living Wage would be presented to Full Council in either January or February 2021.

Following discussions, Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill proposed the recommendations, seconded by Councillor Tony Thomas and a vote took place.

A majority of members voted in favour of the report, no-one abstained and 2 members voted against the report.  Therefore, it was

RESOLVED that Council agree the recommendation from the Senior Leadership Remuneration Panel to the changes to the Pay Policy for 2020/21 (copy in Appendix A)