Agenda item

Report of the Director of Human Resources

The Committee received a report concerning the review of the City Corporation’s Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental pay policies which had been undertaken to improve these provisions in line with other employers who were committed to family friendly policies.

The DHR reported that although the employing department would continue to fund the full cost of maternity pay, it would be met from local risk budgets, however any departments that suffered adversely due to high numbers of staff taking maternity leave would be reported to the Committee.

Members questioned why the costs could not be met from a central budget and it was agreed that a report back on alternative methods of funding should also be reported.

RESOLVED - To

1)            Enhance maternity, adoption and shared parental pay to 16 weeks at full pay and 24 weeks at half pay, inclusive of statutory payments; and

2)            Include a return to work clause of 6 months to retain the ½ pay element (usually 24 weeks minus any statutory maternity pay) of the occupational pay element of maternity, adoption and shared parental pay within these policies