Decision details

The Committee received a verbal update from the Director of People concerning the Council’s pay award for 2020/21, which also included options for future years.  During the discussion a wide range of issues were considered, including:

-       The Council’s current and future financial position;

-       Matters concerning budget setting and the pay negotiations cycle;

-       An update on negotiations following recent pay award discussions with the Unions (Unison and GMB);

-       The role of the Staff Association; 

-       Actions that were being taken to support the Local Government Association’s “Work Local” campaign;

-       Matters concerning Brexit and the lack of certainty across the wider economy;

-       Pay modelling options; and

-       Data in relation to pay benchmarking;

Various issues concerning the assessment of salary costs in relation to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan and Service and Financial Planning were also considered. 

It was highlighted that the Pay Award Update (Exempt) had been restricted to Members of the Committee only. The Committee was provided with information on the “need to know” principles and the restrictions to accessing Employment Committee information, set out in the Constitution, were noted.

RESOLVED that the Pay Award Update (Exempt) provided by the Director of People be noted.