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Report of the Chief Personnel Officer

Further to Minute No. 8 of the meeting of the Pay and Grading Committee held on 11 January 2023, the Council considered the report of the Chief Personnel Officer on the proposed Pay Policy 2023/24 for the Council as required by the Localism Act 2011.

A copy of Annex A to the report entitled the Pay Policy for the Centrally Employed Teaching Staff was circulated around the Council Chamber and published in the supplementary agenda prior to the meeting.

It was moved by Councillor Lappin, seconded by Councillor and Fairclough and

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the proposed Pay Policy for 2023/24 as set out in the report be approved; and

(2)      any changes to the Pay Policy as required because of legislation be delegated to the Pay and Grading Committee for approval.

Report of the Chief Personnel Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services that recommended a Pay Policy for the Council as required by the Localism Act 2011. After consideration of the report by the Committee, the report would be considered by the full Council at the meeting to be held on 19 January 2023.

It was reported that since the Pay and Grading Committee Agenda had been published the pay of Youth and Community Workers had been settled relative to their pay award effective back to 1 September 2022.  This affected Section H paragraphs 49 – 51 which should read as follows:-

49.      The pay of Youth and Community Workers is determined from pay points prescribed by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC).  On 21^st December 2022 the JNC announced the acceptance of the offer of:

•     An increase of £1,925 on all pay points with effect from 1 September 2022

•     An increase of 4.04% on all allowances with effect from 1 September 2022

50.      Consequently the tables below covers pay spines payable from 1st September 2022.

51.      There are two ranges of pay points, one for Youth and Community Support Workers and one for Professional staff.

Youth and Community Support Workers

              Professional staff

In order to comply with the Localism Act 2011 the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services would be recommending the following to the Council on 19 January 2023:

(i)       The proposed Pay Policy at annexe A to this report (as amended above) be approved; and

(ii)       That any changes to the Pay Policy as required because of legislation are delegated to the Pay and Grading Committee.

RESOLVED:

That the Council be recommended to approve the proposed Pay Policy as detailed within annexe A of the report (as now amended).