Issue - meetings

Report from the Cabinet Member for Customer Service, Communications and Corporate Affairs attached  

Report from the Cabinet Member for Customer Service, Communications and Corporate Affairs attached  

The Executive Director (Strategy & Transformation) presented the Pay policy statement. 

The statement included the local authority’s policy on the level and elements of remuneration for each chief officer; the local authority’s policy on the remuneration of its lowest-paid employees (together with its definition of “lowest-paid employees” and its reasons for adopting that definition); the local authority’s policy on the relationship between the remuneration of its chief officers and other officers; and the local authority’s policy on other specific aspects of chief officers’ remuneration: remuneration on recruitment, increases and additions to remuneration, use of performance-related pay and bonuses, termination payments, and transparency.  

Those present were given the opportunity to ask questions and make comments and the following points were raised: 

Councillor Bernstein referred to the gender pay gap for 2025 representing the lowest recorded by the Council since reporting began and a decrease for the second year and stated that this was very positive to see. 

It was agreed:

1. That the Employment Panel commend the proposed Pay Policy Statement for 2026-27 for approval by full Council.

2. That the Employment Panel agree the Council’s proposed pay structure for 2026-27 as set out within the statement and inclusive of revised non-consolidated pay supplements to retain compliance with the Real Living Wage rate of pay.