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Living Wage Foundation accreditation

 

 

Meeting: 22/09/2016 - Human Resources Committee (Item 25)

25 Living Wage Foundation accreditation (report) pdf icon PDF 153 KB

The report updates the Committee on the Council’s progress towards becoming accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

 

Committee to note the report for information.

Minutes:

The Committee received a report from the Service Director, Human Resources and Workplace, and considered the public forum statement by Steve Paines, Unite in conjunction with this item. The report updates the Committee on the Council’s progress towards becoming accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

 

The following points were raised in discussion:

 

  1. The Council’s pay structure needed revision to ensure that supervisory pay differentials were restored.

 

  1. The financial impact of ensuring contracts comply could be considerable, particularly in adult domiciliary social care, which was an area of significant spend for Bristol (c£120m per year).

 

  1. There was a difference between the national living wage and the recommendation to pay the rate announced by the Living Wage Foundation.

 

  1. Officers to provide a progress report once the Living Wage Foundation had responded to the Council’s submission. Action: James Brereton

 

The Committee RESOLVED:

                       (i)         To note the report and actions arising.