Issue - meetings
Pay Policy Statement 2015/16
Meeting: 17/02/2015 - Council (Item 89)
89 Pay Policy Statement 2015/16 
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(Technology and Support Services) To consider the attached report.
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Minutes:
Councillor A Lion presented a report on the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2015/16 which was required by Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011 to be published each financial year. Specifically including the Council’s approach to its highest and lowest paid employees.
Report as first moved ADOPTED
RESOLVED:
That the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2015/16 attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes be adopted.
Meeting: 02/02/2015 - Cabinet (Item 130)
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(Technology & Support Services Portfolio Holder) To consider the attached report (C-061-2014/15).
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Decision:
(1) That the draft Pay Policy Statement for 2015/16, as attached at Appendix 1 of the report, be recommended to the Council for approval.
Minutes:
In the absence of the Portfolio Holder for Technology & Support Services, the Leader of the Council introduced a report on the Pay Policy Statement.
The Leader of the Council stated that Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011 required the Council to produce a Pay Policy Statement for each financial year setting out the details of its remuneration policy. Specifically, it should include the Council’s approach to its highest and lowest paid employees. It drew on the Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector (Will Hutton 2011) and concerns over low pay. The Pay Policy Statement for 2015/16 had been amended to reflect the Returning Officer fees paid in 2014/15 and the national pay award for 2014-16. It was highlighted that a 2% pay increase for Chief Officers had been agreed on the afternoon of the meeting. The Cabinet was requested to recommend the Pay Policy Sstatement for 2015/16 to the Council for approval.
Decision:
(1) That the draft Pay Policy Statement for 2015/16, as attached at Appendix 1 of the report, be recommended to the Council for approval.
Reasons for Decision:
To enable members of the Cabinet to comment on the Council’s Pay Policy Statement before it was presented to the Council for agreement.
Other Options Considered and Rejected:
To amend the contents of the Statement prior to its approval by Council.