Key information
Executive summary
This decision form asks the Mayor to agree to the proposed pay award for 2017-18 for the GLA’s Head of Paid Service and Executive Director of Resources as statutory officers, noting that:
It is a joint decision with the Assembly and that the Assembly agreed the award at its meeting on 21 December 2017;
The Head of Paid Service has agreed a 2017-18 pay award for GLA staff which is set at 1% for senior GLA staff;
The Mayor has agreed (via MD2067) that the senior staff pay award will be automatically applied to the Mayor’s 12 GLA staff appointees throughout this Mayoral term;
The substantive pay of the other statutory officer – the Monitoring Officer – is settled through the senior staff pay award; and
In accordance with the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) recommendation adopted by the then Mayor (via MD493) and Assembly in 2009, the local government pay settlement of 1% for 2017-18 will be automatically applied to the pay of the Mayor and Assembly Members.
Decision
That the Mayor, noting that it is a joint decision with the Assembly, confirms that the pay award of 1% for 2017-18 made to senior GLA staff should also be made to the GLA’s Head of Paid Service and Executive Director of Resources as statutory officers.
Part 1: Non-confidential facts and advice
1. Background
1.1 The Head of Paid Service, following receipt of a pay claim from Unison and after consultation with the Mayor and the Assembly (via GLA Oversight Committee on 14 December), has determined that staff in the GLA should receive the following pay award:
3% for staff on Grades 1 to 5;
2% for staff on Grades 6 to 10; and
1% for staff on Grades 11 to 15 and for senior staff on spot salaries.
1.2 The Head of Paid Service’s decision has taken account of the desirability of weighting the pay award towards the lowest grades, including women and BAME staff; comparison with local government, central government and functional body pay settlements; and affordability.
2.1 The Mayor and Assembly must determine the pay award for the GLA’s statutory officers in line with Sections 72, 73 and 127 of the GLA Act (as amended), noting that the substantive pay of the Monitoring Officer is settled through the senior staff pay award.
2.2 The table below sets out the pay awards to GLA staff, including statutory officers, and to the Mayor and Assembly Members since 2011.
2.3 The then Mayor (via MD493) and Assembly agreed the SSRB recommendations in 2009 that pay increases for the Mayor and Assembly Members should mirror future local government pay awards. The 1% local government settlement will therefore be applied to the Mayor’s and Assembly Members’ pay for 2017-18.
2.4 In addition, the Mayor has agreed (via MD2067) that the senior GLA staff pay award will be automatically applied to the Mayor’s 12 GLA staff appointees throughout this Mayoral term.
4.1 The cost of the 2017-18 pay award for the Mayor, Assembly Members and all GLA staff has been built into the GLA budget for 2017-18.
4.2 The impact on future years’ budgets, starting in 2018-19, has been shown in the GLA sections of the Group budget which is currently out to consultation.
3.1 The Mayor and the Assembly have the power to determine pay for statutory officers in line with sections 72, 73 and 127 of the GLA Act 1999 (as amended). The Mayor and Assembly therefore have the power to confirm the pay award be made to the statutory officers.
Signed decision document
MD2221 GLA Stat Officer Pay (signed) PDF