The Council’s approach to pay and benefits is to award its staff appropriately ensuring that we can recruit and retain high quality employees who can deliver the best possible services to the public, while at the same time ensuring that we provide value for money.

The agreement and publication of a Pay Policy Statement is a requirement under the government’s Localism Act which sets out the Council’s own policies towards a range of issues relating to the pay of its workforce, particularly its senior staff, and its lower paid employees.

The Pay Policy Statement has been agreed by Full Council and relates to the pay and benefits of its workforce for the forthcoming financial year (2013/14).  Future Pay Policy Statements will be agreed by Full Council before the beginning of each financial year.