Agenda item

Report of the Director of HR and Transformation

Gail Keen, HR Consultant, introduced the report on the Pay Policy Statement 2018/19. She highlighted the following points:

(a)  This is an annual report and is required by the Localism Act. The statement sets out information on pay and conditions for Chief Officers compared to the rest of the Council workforce;

(b)  The statement is taken as at 31 October 2017 when the council employed approximately 6647 people of which 26 posts were Chief officer posts. This is a decrease from the previous year due to changes in management structure and reporting lines;

(c)  The pay relationship between chief officer posts and non-chief officer average earnings is 1:4 which is up slightly from last year as a result of the restructure which led to a reduction in lower paid chief officer posts;

(d)  The pay relationship between Chief Executive and non-chief officer average earnings is 1:7. This has remained stable for the last 2 years and is favourably comparable to other core cities;

Following questions and comments from the committee the following additional information was highlighted:

(e)  For posts in receipt of a market supplement  there are regular bench marking exercises and reviews in place to ensure that the payment is reflective of what similar roles attract within other organisations;

RESOLVED to thank Gail Keen for her attendance and to note the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19 which is being presented to the Full Council meeting on 5 March 2018.