Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2016/2017 in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

Discussion:

This report provided details of the Pay Policy Statement (PPS) for the financialyear 2016/2017in accordance with the Localism Act 2011. It was noted that the pay policy statement must beapproved by a resolution of Full Council before it comes into force and had to be prepared and approved before 31 March 2016 for the following financial year.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been carried out on the PPS, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

The Chairman of the Employment Matters Committee, Councillor Wicks, supported by the Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, Councillor Doe, proposed the recommendation in the report.

Decision:

The Council agreed the Pay Policy Statement 2016/2017 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

This report deals with the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2016/2017 in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

Discussion:

The Assistant Director, Organisational Services introduced the report which provided the Pay Policy Statement for 2016/17, ahead of its consideration at Full Council.  She referred to the relationship between remuneration of Assistant Directors and above and other officers and confirmed the ratio of the pay of the highest and lowest paid member of staff was 11.12, which was a reduction from the 12.3 ratio of 2015/16 and was well below the recommendation from the Will Hutton Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector, which suggested this ratio should be no more than 20.

Decision:

The Committee noted the Pay Policy Statement 2016/17, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, and referred the statement to Full Council for agreement.