To consider a report of the Acting Director of Human Resources, referred from Employment Committee on 6 March 2017.

The Council considered a report the Acting Director of Human Resources, recommended to Council by Employment Committee at its meeting held on 6 March 2017 (Minute No. 20 refers), providing information relating to Trafford’s Pay Policy for 2017/18, in line with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted and the 2017/18 Pay Policy Statement, as set out in appendix 1 to the report, be approved.

To receive a report of the Acting Director of Human Resources.

The Interim Director of HR presented the report to the Committee. The Committee’s attention was drawn to the 0.5% pension increase, changes to payments of termination and the gender pay gap. Committee members were very interested in the work on the gender pay gap within the council. The Interim Director of HR informed the Committee that HR would be looking at the gender pay gap in 2017/18 and they requested that the work come to them once completed. The Committee noted and approved the pay policy statement 2017/18 with no amendments to be made.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the pay policy statement be noted and approved by the Committee.

2)    That the work conducted by HR on the gender pay gap is to come to the Committee once completed.