Issue - meetings
Pay Policy Statement
Meeting: 08/02/2023 - Council (Item 117)
117 Pay Policy Statement 2023-24 PDF 93 KB
Additional documents:
- Item 08 (1) - Pay Policy Statement 2023-24 - App 1, item 117 PDF 127 KB
- Item 08 (2) - Pay Policy Statement 2023-24 - App 2 - Pay Benefits, item 117 PDF 38 KB
- Webcast for Pay Policy Statement 2023-24
Minutes:
Under Section 39 of the Localism Act 2011, the Council was required to consider and approve a pay policy statement for the financial year ahead and publish it on its website. The Council therefore considered the Pay Policy Statement covering 2023-24, which had set out the elements of pay and other benefits paid to staff and in particular the most senior employees.
The Pay Policy Statement reflected the current Senior Management structure following the creation of the shared Joint Management Team.The posts defined as senior management within the legislation were now employed by Waverley Borough Council, therefore all reference to these posts had been removed.
The Pay Policy Statements
for Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils had been aligned where
there were common aspects within the Policies. The new style of document had retained the key
elements required for both Councils within their Pay Policy with
the additional information added in respect of each
Council.
The relevant provisions of the statutory guidance on the making and disclosure of Special Severance Payments by local authorities in England, which had been published on 12 May 2022, had been incorporated into the Pay Policy Statement.
Councillors noted that the Council would continue to pay at the Real Living Wage for outside London, at the bottom of the pay scale. This would aid recruitment difficulties in attracting and retaining key staff.
Upon the motion of the Lead Councillor for Climate Change and Organisational Development, Councillor George Potter, seconded by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Julia McShane, the Council
RESOLVED: That the Pay Policy Statement for the 2023-24 financial year, attached at Appendix 1 to the report submitted to the Council, be approved.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 (Section 39) and associated guidance.
Meeting: 09/02/2022 - Council (Item 96)
96 Pay Policy Statement 2022-23 PDF 230 KB
Additional documents:
- Item 09 (1) - Pay Policy Statement 2022-23 - App 1, item 96 PDF 346 KB
- Webcast for Pay Policy Statement 2022-23
Minutes:
Under Section 39 of the Localism Act 2011, the Council was required to consider and approve a pay policy statement for the financial year ahead and publish it on its website. The Council therefore considered the Pay Policy Statement covering 2022-23, which had set out the elements of pay and other benefits paid to staff and in particular the most senior employees.
The Pay Policy Statement reflected the current Senior Management structure following the creation of the shared Chief Executive post across both Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils (as referred to in Section 5.2 of the Statement). This structure comprised three Directors reporting to the Joint Chief Executive, and Service Leaders reporting to either Directors or Heads of Service. As the Joint Chief Executive was employed by Waverley Borough Council, the Pay Policy Statement did not include data for this post and reference to the deleted Managing Director post had been removed.
Councillors noted that the Council would continue to pay at the Real Living Wage for outside London, which was currently £9.90 per hour, at the bottom of the pay scale. This would aid recruitment difficulties in attracting and retaining key staff.
Upon the motion of the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Julia McShane, seconded by the Lead Councillor for Resources, Councillor Tim Anderson, the Council
RESOLVED: That the Pay Policy Statement for the 2022-23 financial year, attached at Appendix 1 to the report submitted to the Council, be approved.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 (Section 39) and associated guidance.