Issue - meetings

Purpose of Report

To recommend to the Executive a proposed increase to the living wage announced by the Living Wage Foundation in November 2017.

Decision

That the Executive approves the implementation of the latest living wage uplift during April 2018.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Reason for Decision

The Council became an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation in October 2013. Since then the Council had implemented the annual living wage increases as an uplift in salary for affected staff. In November 2017 it was announced that the living wage would increase from £8.45 an hour to £8.75 an hour, representing a 3.43% increase.

It was noted that the aim of implementing the living wage was to ensure that no employees were paid below the living wage hourly rate. The table set out at paragraph 4.1 of the report set out the current national pay scales, the uplift applied to implement the living wage in 2017 and the uplift required to implement the living wage in 2018.