Issue - meetings

Report CSD23011

The following amendment was moved by Councillor Rebecca Wiffen and seconded by Councillor Josh King -

“Replace the text of recommendation (1) (iii): An additional £200k towards Merited Rewards, for 2023/24, bringing the total to £400k for rewarding staff for exceptional performance;

With:

(iii) An increase to Merited Rewards, for 2023/24, to a total of £220k, allocating £180k to provide an additional pay increase to the Council’s lowest paid staff- including ensuring that salaries of all staff are increased to the London Living Wage or more.”

On being put to the vote the amendment was LOST.

A motion to approve (i) a flat 2% pay increase for all staff (excluding teachers who are covered by a separate statutory pay negotiating process) in response to the unexpected spiralling inflation post the 2022/3 pay award agreed by full Council; the increase would be effective from 1st April 2023; (ii) a flat 5.75% pay increase for all staff (excluding teachers who are covered by a separate statutory pay negotiating process) for 2023/24; (iii) an additional £200k towards Merited Rewards, for 2023/24, bringing the total to £400k for rewarding staff for exceptional performance; (iv) that the Trade Unions’ pay claim for staff be rejected (see paragraph 3.12 of the report and attached appendices) and to note that, as in the previous years since coming out of the nationally/regionally negotiated frameworks, Bromley staff will receive the 2023/24 pay increase in time for the April pay, was moved by Councillor Christopher Marlow, seconded by Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe and CARRIED.