Agenda item - Redeployment & Pay Protection Policies

Report of the Executive Director for Finance & Resources (copy attached)

That the Committee:

1)            Note the work being commissioned to develop a pay and reward strategy.

2)            Agree the attached redeployment policy

3)            Agree the attached protection policy

10.1       The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Finance & Resources in relation to Redeployment & Pay Protection Policies. The report considered, and made recommendations, in relation to the recent review of redeployment and pay protection policies.

10.2       In response to Councillor G. Theobald it was explained that as part of the negotiations with the trade unions pay protection had reduced from three years to two, with the second year being at 75% of the difference. The position at other Councils nationally varied between one and three year’s pay protection.

10.3       In response to Councillor Mac Cafferty the Chief Executive explained that recruitment was one of the main tools that Service Managers used to control budgets and spending; however, work had been undertaken to look more vigorously at how staff were utilised from redeployment.

10.4       The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote; Councillors G. Theobald, A. Norman, Miller and Janio abstained from the vote.

10.5       RESOLVED – That the Committee:

1)        Note the work being commissioned to develop a pay and reward strategy.

2)        Agree the attached redeployment policy.

3)        Agree the attached protection policy.