Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment presented the draft Pay Policy Statement for the Council for 2018/19 which set out the key elements of the Council’s pay policy, as required by the Localism Act 2011.

The Cabinet Member advised that, in line with the Council’s commitment to pay its workers no less than the London Living Wage rate, the Cabinet had recently agreed to increase the minimum rate of pay from £9.75 to £10.20 per hour with effect from 6 November 2017. 

The Cabinet Member also referred to the pay ratios within the Statement which compared the Chief Executive’s salary against the median salary figure for all employees and against the lowest paid employees.  It was noted that the Council fared very well in comparison with other Councils, particularly bearing in mind that many of those Councils had outsourced services at the lower end of the pay range.

The Assembly resolved to approve the Pay Policy Statement for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for 2018/19 as set out at Appendix A to the report, for publication on the Council’s website with effect from April 2018.

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment presented the draft Pay Policy Statement for the Council for 2018/19 which set out the key elements of the Council’s pay policy, as required by the Localism Act 2011.

In line with the Council’s commitment to pay its workers no less than the London Living Wage rate, the Cabinet Member referred to the proposed increase to the minimum rate of pay from £9.75 to £10.20 per hour with effect from 6 November 2017. 

The Cabinet Member also referred to the pay ratios within the Statement which compared the Chief Executive’s salary against the median salary figure for all employees and against the lowest paid employees.  It was noted that the Council fared very well in comparison with other Councils, particularly bearing in mind that many of those Councils had outsourced services at the lower end of the pay range.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the implementation of the London Living Wage increase from £9.75 to £10.20 per hour with effect from 6 November 2017; and

(ii)  Recommend the Assembly to approve the Pay Policy Statement for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for 2018/19 as set out at Appendix A to the report, for publication on the Council’s website with effect from April 2018.