Agenda item

PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2020/21

Minutes:

[NOTE:

1.     Councillors L.R. Bowen, C.A. Campbell, Arwel Davies, J.A. Davies, E. Dole, J.S. Edmunds, L.D. Evans, R. Evans, S.J.G. Gilasbey, T.M. Higgins, P. Hughes-Griffiths, R. James, G. John, B.W. Jones, G.R. Jones, K. Madge, D. Nicholas, G.B. Thomas and A. Vaughan-Owen had earlier declared interests in this item;

2.     All officers in attendance at the meeting declared a personal interest in this item and left the meeting prior to its consideration with the exception of the Assistant Chief Executive (People Management and Performance who remained in the meeting to respond to any questions arising on the report), the Democratic Services Officer, who remained in the meeting to take notes and the Webcasting Officer].

The Council was reminded that under the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 all Local Authorities were required to prepare a Pay Policy Statement which must be agreed and published by 1st April every year. The Statement required the approval of full Council and had to set out the Authority’s policies for the financial year relating to the remuneration of its Chief Officers, its lowest paid employees and the relationship between the remuneration of its Chief Officers and its employees who were not Chief Officers.

 

Apart from the recent agreement on the payment of a Winter Maintenance Allowance (which was incorporated into the Pay Policy) there were no significant changes to policies or regulations this year and as the NJC Trade Unions and employers had not yet concluded pay negotiations, the Pay Policy included 2019-2020 pay scales which would be updated once notification had been received of an agreement.  The new pay scales would then be incorporated into the Pay Policy.

It was noted that the Council’s politically balanced Pay Policy Advisory Panel had provided input into the formulation of the Pay Policy Statement and its recommendations had been incorporated into the final document for the Council’s approval. In particular, the Panel had been keen to continue supporting the lowest paid by ensuring that the equivalent of the “Real Living Wage” (RLW), as set by the Living Wage Foundation, was paid from 1st April 2020. The new hourly rate was £9.30 so a Living Wage Supplement would be payable to some employees from 1st April pending the outcome of the National Pay negotiations.  This would mean that an increase in pay for the lower paid would not be delayed.  The cost to the Council would be in the region of £4K. 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the Pay Policy Statement 2020/21 be approved in compliance with Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011.

 

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