The
Head of Mid-Kent HR introduced her report setting out the proposed
Pay Policy Statement 2024. It was noted
that the requirement to publish an annual Pay Policy Statement was
set out in Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011. Publication of the Statement also satisfied the
requirements to publish certain data as set out in the Local
Government Code on Transparency 2015.
The
Head of Mid-Kent HR outlined the key changes in the document and
explained that once the Statement had been agreed by the Council,
the information in the tables and organisation structures in
Appendix 1(G), including the actual pay figures for the year ending
March 2024, would be updated before it was uploaded onto the
Council’s website. These figures
could not be calculated until the March payroll was
complete.
In
response to a question, the Head of Mid-Kent HR explained that the
mileage rate for those staff in receipt of an Essential Car User
Allowance was 40 pence per mile. For
other members of staff claiming mileage, the rate was 45 pence per
mile.
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to the COUNCIL: That the
proposed Pay Policy Statement 2024, attached at Appendix 1 to the
report of the Head of Mid-Kent HR, be approved.