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This report provides information and options for the committee to make a recommendation to Council for a staff pay award for 2026/27.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)        Recommend to full council a pay award for staff for 2026/27 based on option 2 – a 3% pay award (as set out in section 5 of the report).

(2)        Recommend to full council that funding is approved to support the implementation of the Real Living Wage from April 2026.

The Committee received a report providing information and options for a recommendation to Council for a staff pay award for 2026/27.

The following matters were considered:

a)             Additional day leave. A Member asked if option 2 included the proposed additional day leave. The Assistant Director for Corporate Services confirmed that the additional day leave was applicable to all options in the report.

b)             Real Living Wage.  A Member asked for clarification on how the National Living Wage was to be funded and its inclusion in the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). The Director for Corporate Services confirmed that this was already part of the MTFS as reported to committee in July 2025 and that the Real Living Wage would be funded from contingencies as part of the MTFS.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Recommend to full council a pay award for staff for 2026/27 based on option 2 – a 3% pay award (as set out in section 5 of the report).

(2)       Recommend to full council that funding is approved to support the implementation of the Real Living Wage from April 2026.