Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Pay Policy Statement for 2016/17, as appended to the report, be approved; and

(b)       That the Interim HR & OD Manager, on behalf of the Chief Officer (People & Resources), be given delegated authority to make amendments as necessary to reflect the nationally agreed pay awards, once finalised, without the requirement to return to full County Council.

The Chief Executive presented the report to seek approval of the Council’s Pay Policy Statement in line with the legal requirement to publish this annually before 31 March 2016.  He explained that there were no differences from previous agreements of the Council and that the request for delegation related to the nationally agreed pay awards over the summer period.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Pay Policy Statement for 2016/17, as appended to the report, be approved; and

(b)       That the Interim HR & OD Manager, on behalf of the Chief Officer (People & Resources), be given delegated authority to make amendments as necessary to reflect the nationally agreed pay awards, once finalised, without the requirement to return to full County Council.