The Cabinet Member for Finance and Central Services introduced a report to Assembly on the Pay Policy Statement 2016/17.
In presenting the report, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Central Services drew the Assembly’s attention to the following areas:
· If approved, the Local Living Wage rate would be increased to £9.40 per hour (from £9.20) with effect from 1 January 2016.
· Appendix A to the report contained details of the new structure in place at the Council.
· The recently announced voluntary redundancy scheme would remain open until 30 May 2016 to ensure fairness and transparency.
· With regard to pay ratios, the Chief Executive’s median salary rate was attributable to the retention of in-house services such as catering and cleaning.
· Through the pay policy, the Council would be protecting its services and frontline staff.
The Assembly resolved to approve the Pay Policy Statement for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for 2016/17 as set out at Appendix A to the report, for publication on the Council’s website with effect from 1 April 2016.
Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Agree the new Local Living Wage rate of £9.40 (up from £9.20) with effect from 1 January 2016 in accordance with paragraph 3.3 of Appendix A to the report; and
(ii) Recommend the Assembly to approve the Pay Policy Statement for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for 2016/17 as set out at Appendix A to the report, for publication on the Council’s website with effect from 1 April 2016.