Agenda and minutes

Councillor Culley – unwell

Councillor Heaton – unwell

None.

Last meeting held 8 September 2015 (for confirmation)

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

To note:

Councillor David Mellen has been replaced by Councillor Sam Webster

Councillor Alex Norris has been replaced by Councillor Dave Trimble

RESOLVED to note the committee membership changes, as below:

1)  Councillor Sam Webster to replace Councillor David Mellen;

2)  Councillor Dave Trimble to replace Councillor Alex Norris.

Report of Strategic Director Organisational Transformation

Gail Keen, HR Consultant, presented a report on Early Retirement, highlighting the following points:

(a)  the number of total retirements with pensions has increased from 176 in 2013/14 to 182 in 2014/15. These have mostly been standard retirements;

(b)  there has been a decrease in the number of ill-health and redundancy retirements;

(c)  early retirements increased from 98 in 2013/14 to 227 in 2014/15. This was mostly due to a change in the age range for early retirement without approval;

(d)  9.9% of retirements were classed as redundancy retirements, with an associated pension strain;

(e)  the average cost of the pension strain for the 9.9% of redundancies that carried one was £31,015, which is an increase on previous years, but is mostly due to the fact that there have been three redundancies at SLMG level in the reporting period.

RESOLVED to thank Gail Keen for the update and note the contents of the report.

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Act.

Report of Strategic Director Organisational Transformation

Bridget Donoghue, HR Business Partner, presented a report on the Pay and Reward Review.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations as set out in the exempt report.