Pay Policy
The Cabinet is asked to consider the agenda report and its appendices and to make the following resolutions:
(1) That the Cabinet approves the undertaking of a comprehensive review of posts against a set of agreed principles, on a service by service basis, (see option (f) paragraph 6.10), implemented with effect from March 2018 and that £25,000 is allocated from reserves to fund advice and consultancy associated with its implementation.
(2) That the Cabinet approves the enhancement of the staff benefits package (see option (g) paragraphs 6.13 and 6.14) with effect from 1 April 2017 with a revenue budget of £14,000 allocated to fund the cost of providing discounted staff car parking.
(3) That the Cabinet considers the request from the staff side made at the JECP meeting on 22 August 2016 (see paragraph 8.1) but is recommended not to approve the request.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED
(1) That the undertaking of a comprehensive review of posts against a set of agreed principles, on a service by service basis (see option (f) paragraph 6.10 of the agenda report) be implemented with effect from March 2018 and that £25,000 is allocated from reserves to fund advice and consultancy associated with its implementation.
(2) That the enhancement of the staff benefits package (see option (g) paragraphs 6.13 and 6.14 of the agenda report) be allocated with effect from 1 April 2017 with a revenue budget of £14,000 to fund the cost of providing discounted staff car parking.
(3) That the request from the staff side made at the Joint Employees Consultative Panel meeting on 22 August 2016 (see paragraph 8.1 of the agenda report) be not approved.
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered the confidential report circulated with the agenda to CDC members and relevant officers only.
The report was introduced by Mr Finch. Mrs Dodsworth and Mr Radcliffe were in attendance.
Mr Finch summarised the factors which had led to the need for a comprehensive review of CDC’s salary grading structure and staff benefits package, each of which were respectively the subject of the first two recommendations in section 2 of the report. He then explained why it was considered inappropriate to accede to the staff request which was the subject of the third recommendation in the report.
Mrs Dodsworth elaborated further as to why the staff proposal which was the subject of the third recommendation and section 8 of the report was considered not to be conducive to ensuring that CDC was a competitive and attractive employer.
She, Mr Radcliffe, Mrs Shepherd and Mr Finch answered member’s questions on various points of detail: when the analysis in appendix two was undertaken; alternative CDC discount travel schemes eg rail and bicycle for those members of staff who did not drive to work; how to interpret and monitor the CDC staff turnover/recruitment; and the timescale for the proposed service/job redesign process. Members expressed support for the proposed pay policy review.
Decision
The Cabinet voted unanimously on a show of hands in favour of the three recommendations in paras 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
RESOLVED
(1) That the undertaking of a comprehensive review of posts against a set of agreed principles on a service by service basis (see option (f) paragraph 6.10 of the agenda report) be implemented with effect from March 2018 and that £25,000 is allocated from reserves to fund advice and consultancy associated with its implementation.
(2) That the enhancement of the staff benefits package (see option (g) paragraphs 6.13 and 6.14 of the agenda report) be allocated with effect from 1 April 2017 with a revenue budget of £14,000 to fund the cost of providing discounted staff car parking.
(3) That the request from the staff side made at the Joint Employees Consultative Panel meeting on 22 August 2016 (see paragraph 8.1 of the agenda report) be not approved.