21 Pay Arrangements - Adult Learning Tutors
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.
Report by the Head of Human Resources (RC8).
The Remuneration Committee is asked to consider the payment of the second and third stage of a pay agreement entered into in December 2009 by the then Head of Adult Learning. The Pay Agreement emanated from a review of Adult Learning pay scales, which sought to bring pay scales into line with nationally agreed Further Education Teaching scales. At the time, to fully implement the new pay agreement placed too great a financial burden on the service and it was agreed with UCU (Trade Union representing Adult Learning Tutors) to introduce the new pay scale in three phases. Phase 1 was paid in December 2009. However, the remaining two phases were put on hold.
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 considered the payment of the second and third stage of a pay agreement entered into in December 2009 by the then Head of Adult Learning. The Pay Agreement emanated from a review of Adult Learning pay scales, which sought to bring pay scales into line with nationally agreed Further Education Teaching scales. At the time, to fully implement the new pay agreement placed too great a financial burden on the service and it was agreed with UCU (Trade Union representing Adult Learning Tutors) to introduce the new pay scale in three phases. Phase 1 was paid in December 2009. However, the remaining two phases were put on hold.
The Remuneration Committee agreed the approach to be taken to the remaining two phases.