Decision details

To consider a draft Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 and a proposal for a Cambridge Weighting to bring pay rates to the equivalent of a minimum of £10 per hour.

The Committee received a report from the Head of Human Resources which set out a draft Pay Policy Statement as required under the Localism Act.

The Committee received a report from the Head of Human Resources which set out a draft Pay Policy Statement as required under the Localism Act.

In response to Members’ questions the Head of Human Resources advised that the trade union claim (for the budget provision) was 5% at an estimated cost of £1,000,000 to the Council. The impact of the proposed national pay offer contained a considerable element of bottom loading (higher percentage awards for the lower pay points) but there would be a minimal impact of this as the Council paid the living wage.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

i.      Recommend to Council the draft Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 attached as Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report.

ii.     Recommend to Council the proposal to introduce a Cambridge Weighting to be paid to employees and agency workers earning less than £10 per hour, with effect from April 2018. 

iii.    Recommend to Council to delegate authority to the Head of Human Resources to update the weightings on each relevant pay point, subject to the limit of £10 per hour, depending upon the current hourly rate and the Real Living Wage supplement payable at that time.  

iv.    Note the position on the National Joint Council (NJC) pay offer which relates to Bands 1-11 of the City Council’s pay scales, the national Chief Executive pay claim, and the national Chief Officer pay claim (relating to Strategic Directors and Heads of Service) and to receive an update at the meeting of Full Council on 22 February 2018.

v.     Recommend to Council to delegate authority to the Head of Human Resources to update the Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 should an NJC and/or Chief Executive and/or Chief Officer pay award be agreed.