Issue - meetings

To approve the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2012/13

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, which sought Council approval, following recommendation from Staffing Committee, for the adoption of the updated Pay Policy Statement 2012/13. The Updated Pay Policy Statement was attached at Appendix 1 of the report and the changes had been highlighted within it.

As the Staffing Committee had met after the agenda papers had been published the minute of the meeting in respect of this matter was circulated to Members at the meeting.

The Staffing Committee had suggested that additionally the details of a Chief Executive’s termination payment and terms of the compromise agreement should be reported for noting to the next meeting of the Council and that the indicative figures be included in the report.  The relevant paragraph was amended to read as follows: -

“Termination payments in addition to a payment in relation to contractual notice pay (and including any outstanding holiday pay) for the Chief Executive and the terms of any associated compromise agreement will be subject to approval by the Staffing Committee and reported to the next meeting of full Council for noting and to include the indicative figures.”

After moving the recommendation of the Staffing Committee, the mover of the motion, Cllr Topping agreed to add “Chairman of the Staffing Committee” in paragraph 8, of the Pay Policy Statement, at page 145 of the agenda, relating to Compromise Agreements, to read :-

“The final decision and approval for any termination payment and approval for the terms of a compromise agreement in relation all employees up to Deputy Chief Officer level (as defined in this Pay Policy Statement) rests with the Chief Executive and, in cases of Chief Officers (Statutory, non Statutory and those earning over £100,000 per annum), this will be in discussion with the Leader and the Chairman of the Staffing Committee”.

RESOLVED 

That, subject to the additional wording in relation to the approval of the Chief Executive’s termination payments and the amended wording in paragraph 8 of the document, the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2012-13 be approved.