Issue - meetings

The Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources presented the Pay Policy 2018/19 and in so doing explained that the report was produced in line with statutory requirements.  The Council paid every Member of staff at least the foundation living wage or above.  All roles were assessed via the Council’s job evaluation process and more complex positions could receive a Hay grade, which was often awarded for senior roles covering shared services.

The report outlined the proportion of funding contributed by the Council in respect of the most senior officers.  In the majority of cases, as these were primarily shared roles, the Council contributed 50 per cent of the costs.  However, for the Head of Housing the full costs were met by the authority as Redditch Borough Council was the only local authority to retain its housing stock in Worcestershire.

The Council’s pay levels meant that the multiple between the lowest paid full-time equivalent member of staff and the Chief Executive was 1:8.5.  This compared well with other local authorities in the country.

RECOMMENDED that

the Pay Policy as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report be approved.