The Committee considered a report of the Assistant Director – Resources that detailed a set of proposals designed to enhance the organisation’s pay and benefits offer in order to address the findings and recommendations from an independent pay and benefits review and benchmarking exercise undertaken in the last year. Following considerable discussion and questioning of officers the committee

RESOLVED –

a. To approve, subject to further consultation with the trade union and with staff, the set of proposals summarised at para 5.6, and the associated estimated additional costs set out within the report.

b. To authorise the Director and Assistant Director – Resources to finalise and implement new / revised policies for family support leave, loyal service award scheme, volunteering leave and salary sacrifice schemes within the parameters outlined in this report and following the usual process of agreeing such policies through formal liaison with the trades union.

Councillor D Fisher asked that his abstention be noted.