Decision details

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To ensure the Council complies with its statutory obligations around Working Time Regulations and National Minimum Wage and that a fair and consistent approach to payments for out of hours services is applied.

Decision:

To adopt some minor updates to the Allowances Policy. The updates include reference to the long-established committee attendance allowance (previously not included), including its link to the NJC pay award and the extension of entitlements around the Authority’s out of hours’ response to emergency incidents.

Alternative options considered:

It is considered that there is no alternative option but to implement to updated Allowances Policy to ensure the Council complies with its statutory obligations around Working Time Regulations and National Minimum Wage.

Publication date: 31/03/2023

Date of decision: 10/03/2023