Agenda item

To consider a resolution of the House Committee of Guildhall Club of 14 December 2015.

The Committee considered a resolution of the House Committee of Guildhall requesting that consideration be given to the introduction of a salary sacrifice scheme in order to assist staff with the fees for the Freedom.

Members were advised that the Establishment Committee had also considered the suggestion and it had concluded the cost of administering such a scheme would outweigh any benefit and therefore it was not supportive. The Freedom Applications Committee supported the Establishment Committee’s view.

RESOLVED – that the House Committee of Guildhall be advised that as the cost of administering a salary sacrifice scheme would outweigh any benefit, this Committee was not supportive of the introduction of a staff salary sacrifices scheme to assist staff with the fees for the Freedom.