Issue - meetings

The Executive Board considered a report on the NJC pay Award – Implementation of new Pay Spine - 1^st April 2019 which in summary entailed:-

·        A new pay spine with new points 1 to 22 and with 2% incremental points up to point 43, which will replace the current pay spine;

·        A new base point of £9.00 per hour;

·        5 new points for which there was no current equivalent;

·        A minimum increase of 2%.

The Board was advised that it had been estimated the overall cost to the 2019/20 budget of implementing the pay award was £5m, including pension and National insurance contributions. However, once added to the NJC, Soulbury and Teachers pay increases and taking account of the £28m grant funded posts, the cost to the Council’s net 2019/20 budget was £6.2m.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the recommended approach outlined in the report for on-going consultation with trade unions, Pay Advisory Panel and Executive Board be endorsed