Issue - meetings

This report and its confidential exempt annexes present Executive with details of the pay and process implications relating to the mitigation and resolution of claims for historic back dated holiday pay.  Members are asked to agree the preferred approach to deal with claims against the Council and mitigate against potential new claims.

Resolved: That the Executive agree to the partial settlement option relating to back dated holiday pay claims made ona “regular and systematic” basis, as detailed in paragraph 22 of Exempt Annex A, for immediate implementation for the under mentioned reasons.

Reason:     In order to deal with claims against the Council and mitigate against potential new claims.

The Executive considered a report which presented them with the pay and process implications relating to the mitigation and resolution claims for historic back dated holiday pay.

It was noted that negotiations had been undertaken with the recognised trade unions and that 70% of employees involved in the claims fell in to the lower half of the Council’s pay and grading structure. Officers thanked the Unions for their constructive engagement in these discussions.

Resolved: That the Executive agree to the partial settlement option relating to back dated holiday pay claims made ona “regular and systematic” basis, as detailed in paragraph 22 of Exempt Annex A, for immediate implementation for the under mentioned reasons. ^1.

Reason:     In order to deal with claims against the Council and mitigate against potential new claims.