Issue - meetings

To receive a verbal update on the pay award for 2024/25 from the Managing Director.

The Managing Director updated the Committee on progress to agree a Pay Award for 2024/25.

RESOLVED: to note the update provided.

To receive a verbal update on the pay award for 2024/25 from the Managing Director.

The Managing Director provided the meeting with a verbal update on the Pay Award for 2024/25.

The meeting moved back into open session at the end of the update.

To receive a verbal update on the pay award for 2022/23 from the Managing Director.

The Managing Director provided the Committee with a verbal update on the 2022/23 Pay Award.

RESOLVED to note the verbal update provided by the Managing Director on the 2022/23 pay award.

To receive a verbal update on the pay award for 2022/23 from the Head of Paid Service.

RESOLVED to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for this item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

1.    It involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

2.    the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Head of Paid Service provided the Committee with an update on the 2022/23 pay award.

RESOLVED to note the verbal update provided by the Head of Paid Service on the 2022/23 pay award.

The Chair returned the meeting to public session.

To receive a verbal update on the pay award for 2022/23 from the Head of Paid Service.

To receive a verbal update on the anticipated timescales for 2022/23.

The Interim Head of Paid Service explained how the pay award negotiations would align with Budget and MTFS preparations in the autumn. Consequently, the next meeting of the Committee, set for September, would be moved to October. Members felt that it would be helpful if a comparison between local and national pay scales could be provided to Members in advance of the next meeting.