Agenda item

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Human Resources which asked the Committee to agree the draft Pay Policy Statement 2018/19.

Members noted that certain amendments had been made to the SMG staffing structure with recruitment to three of the posts, two losing residential status and the other acquiring significant additional responsibilities, and also the amendments to the City’s redundancy payments system agreed from 25 October 2017.

Members asked that whilst these had been summarised in the covering report, in future it would be helpful for any changes to be highlighted within the Statement and for a copy of the Pay Scales to be included as an appendix.

Members made suggestions for minor changes and also sought clarification on the composition of the Senior Remuneration Panel which appeared to be at odds with the Establishment Committee’s Terms of Reference.

The Director of Human Resources advised that she would look into this and also provide a refresher report on senior officer appointments.

RESOLVED – That the draft Pay Policy Statement 2017/18 be amended to reflect the comments made by Members and that delegated authority be given to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, to approve the final version prior to submission to the Policy and Resources Committee and Court of Common Council for further approvals.