The Assistant Director of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report providing the Committee with a Pay Policy Statement for 2021/22, for approval by Council on 23 March 2021.  A copy of the Pay Policy Statement 2021/22 was attached to the report at Appendix 1.  The report stated that Local Authorities were required under Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011 (the Act) to prepare a Pay Policy Statement that articulated the Council’s policy towards the pay of the workforce, particularly senior staff and the lowest paid employees.

The Pay Policy Statement for 2021/22 had been updated as follows:

·       To show the updated pay multiples in section 8;

·       To reflect changes agreed by Council regarding the senior management structure of the Council (as set out in Article 12 of the Constitution);

·       Annex B had been reduced and provided references as to where relevant information on the governance arrangements for pay and conditions of service for Council officers could be found in the Constitution (rather than including extracts lifted from the Constitution);

·       Annex D (Council employees in salary bands) had been updated with data for 1 April 2020 and paragraph 10 (Pay Profile) had been updated to reflect this.

The report stated that further updates might be required to the Pay Policy Statement and delegated authority was sought for the Assistant Director of HR and Organisational Development, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Corporate and Consumer Services, to make these updates.

Resolved –    That the draft Pay Policy 2021/22 be recommended to Council on 23 March 2021 for approval.