Appendix 2 - Detailed Proposals for Changes and new Proposed Grading Structure

 

The proposed changes to the grading structure and that the Committee is asked to approve are:

 

·         The deletion of all spinal column points (SCP) up to SCP 6 making SCP 7 (currently £10.60 per hour) the Council’s minimum rate of pay.

·         Scale 3 will be increased to SCP 7&8 (from the current level of SCP 5&6) and will be the grade for all staff currently evaluated as Scale 1/2

·         A new grade of 4a will be established on SCP 9&10 and will be the grade for all staff currently evaluated as Scale 3

·         A new grade of 4b will be established on SCP 11&12 and will be the grade for all staff currently evaluated as Scale 4

·         SCP 13 will be brought back into use as the minimum SCP of Scale 5 (currently SCP 12 is the minimum point of Scale 5), and Scale 5 will now comprise of SCP 13,14,15 and 17

·         All grades above Scale 5 remain the same as the current grades

 

Current Grade

Current Scale point

Current Hourly Rate

Current Salary (£)

 

Proposed Grading Structure from 1st January 2022

Current Hourly Rate

Current Salary (£)

Scale 1-2

RLW

9.90

19,099

 

N/A

RLW

9.90

19,099

4

9.99

19,264

 

N/A

4

9.99

19,264

Scale 3

5

10.19

19,650

 

N/A

5

10.19

19,650

6

10.39

20,043

 

N/A

6

10.39

20,043

Scale 4

7

10.60

20,444

 

Scale 3

7

10.60

20,444

8

10.81

20,852

 

8

10.81

20,852

9

11.02

21,269

 

Scale 4a

9

11.02

21,269

10

11.25

21,695

 

10

11.25

21,695

11

11.47

22,129

 

Scale 4b

11

11.47

22,129

Scale 5

12

11.70

22,571

 

12

11.70

22,571

13

11.93

23,023

 

scale 5

13

11.93

23,023

14

12.17

23,484

 

14

12.17

23,484

15

12.42

23,953

 

15

12.42

23,953

16

12.66

24,432

 

16

12.66

24,432

17

12.92

24,920

 

17

12.92

24,920

Scale 6

18

13.18

25,419

 

Scale 6

18

13.18

25,419

19

13.44

25,927

 

19

13.44

25,927

20

13.71

26,446

 

20

13.71

26,446

21

13.98

26,975

 

21

13.98

26,975

22

14.26

27,514

 

22

14.26

27,514

Note:

·         Orange shaded spinal points are not/will not be in use

·         A national pay award that will increase all the above rates is due with effect from 1st April 2022 but has not been agreed yet