14 Pay Policy Statement - Remuneration Committee Report to Council on 19 February 2013
The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:
4 Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer-holders under the authority
It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in future.
The Remuneration Committee are required to report annually to Council on the Pay Policy Statement. This report gives a draft paper for consideration by the Remuneration Committee prior to its submission to Council on 19 February 2013. The report reviews the existing Statement and indicates the future proposals of the Remuneration Committee, including consideration of introducing the Living Wage and opening negotiations on introducing local bargaining on pay and terms and conditions. .
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Decision:
The Committee considered the draft report and endorsed it for submission to Council on 19 February 2013 subject to the updating outlined as part of the discussion.
Minutes:
The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:
4 Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer-holders under the authority
It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in future.
The Remuneration Committee are required to report annually to Council on the Pay Policy Statement. The Committee had before them a draft report for consideration by the Remuneration Committee prior to its submission to Council on 19 February 2013. The report reviewed the existing Statement and indicated the future proposals of the Remuneration Committee, including consideration of introducing the Living Wage and opening negotiations on introducing local bargaining on pay and terms and conditions.
RESOLVED: to endorse the report for submission to Council on 19 February 2013 subject to the updating outlined as part of the discussion.