Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance and Support Services submitted a report summarising a Senior Pay Report by HayGroup, the detail of which was set out in the report now submitted and Essential Reference Papers.  Officers explained the background to the report and how the pay structures had been evaluated.

The Chairman referred to organisational pay benchmarking adding that narrow pay banding appeared to be the modern approach in determining senior pay.  Members considered other types of pay structure for senior officers, set out within the report now submitted and supporting Essential Reference Paper ‘B’  and considered the advantages of performance related pay.  The merits of the “E pay check” were considered as a comparator for senior salaries and how this might be useful in evaluating the salary for the Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Community Services.

Members agreed that Chief Officers remain on fixed spot salaries, and that no changes be proposed for Heads of Service.  Members also agreed that the Chief Executive / Director and Directors, remain on fixed spot salaries.  Members also requested that a review be undertaken of the Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Community Services base pay as part of  “E pay Check” ensuring that his role of Head of Paid Service be taken into account in comparing “like for like”.

RESOLVED  - that (A) Chief Officers remain on fixed spot salaries, and that no changes be proposed for Heads of Service;

(B)   the Chief Executive / Director and Directors remain on a fixed spot salaries; and

(C)   the Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Community Services base pay be reviewed using “E pay Check”, ensuring that his role of Head of Paid Service be taken into account in comparing like for like.