Agenda and minutes

Councillor Longford – other Council business

None.

Last meeting held 05 January 2021 (for confirmation)

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 05 January 2021 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Report of Director of HR and Customer

Jo Hill, Employee Relations Specialist, presented the report, which detailed the number, type and pension strain cost of early retirements for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

Resolved to note the report.

Report of Director of HR and Customer

Elaine Harrison, HR Consultant, presented the report, which detailed the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2021/22.

It was stated that under the Localism Act, the statement must be approved by a meeting of Full Council by no later than March each year and, as such, this report will be considered at a Council meeting being held in March 2021.

The Committee stated that while it was pleasing to note that Nottingham, when compared to most other Core Cities, had a lower pay difference gap, the Council could not be complacent about the gender pay gap and needed to continue to work towards a real balance. Also, although it met the national living wage, it needed to work towards a more realistic ‘living wage’.

Resolved to note the Pay Policy Statement 2021/22 and that it will be considered at Full Council on 08 March 2021.

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item in accordance with Section 100A 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

The Committee agreed 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 outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Report of Chief Executive

Mel Barrett, Chief Executive, presented the report, which detailed proposed changes to the senior officer leadership structure.

Resolved to approve the recommendations in the report, as detailed in the exempt minutes.