Meeting documents

The Executive
Tuesday, 29 April 2003

Market Supplements

Where a job, or a group of related jobs, has experienced a drop in grade as a result of Job Evaluation, and where either managers or employees believe that the general market rate for the job is higher than the evaluated new lower grade for the job, an assessment will be carried out in order to identify whether it is appropriate to pay a market supplement in addition to the evaluated grade for the job.

This assessment will take into consideration published pay data from appropriate jointly agreed sources according to the type of job involved. Where there is no suitable published pay data a survey will be carried out among other local government employers, as appropriate, to gather information on current pay levels. Special attention will be paid to ensure that the jobs used in cross-referencing of pay are as similar as possible. Where appropriate, factors affecting pay rates in a particular location may be taken into consideration.

An average pay level will be identified for the job or type of job concerned and compared to the evaluated job grade. If the difference between the average rate and the top point of the evaluated grade is greater than 5% of the annual salary or £1000, whichever is the lesser, a market supplement equivalent to the difference rounded to the nearest £100 will be applied to the job. (These sums to be as required.)

Market supplements will be pensionable and reviewed annually. Where a supplement applied to a job, or a type of job, is shown persistently to be no longer appropriate the supplement will be adjusted or withdrawn by joint agreement. Employees affected will be consulted in all cases where consideration is given to such changes and three months’ written notice will be given where such changes are agreed.