The Committee:
(1) Approved and adopted the proposed new Pay & Performance scheme set out in Annexe 4 for implementation from April 2018;
(2) Agreed that the proposed new Pay & Performance scheme be phased in over two financial years as follows:
a) No cost of living increase across the board or performance pay to be made in 2018/19 and
b) the Bonus A scheme be discontinued from the end of 2017/18 financial year;
Annual Progression on a 9 point scale be introduced in 2018/19 with assimilation from 20 Market Anchors to 12 Market Anchors;
c) All employees on SCP 9 be awarded a one off 1% (consolidated) plus a one off 1% non-consolidated payment in April 2018;
d) 1% be paid across the board to all employees in 2019/20 (an increase from the proposed 0.5%)
(3) the National Joint Council (NJC), Local Government Single Status job evaluation scheme (Green Book) be adopted.
(4) the additional £64k for 2018/19 and £78k for 2019/20 to be found from within existing budgets