Job evaluation and new pay and grading scheme - update September 2021

The job evaluation process in the council involves evaluating each job to make sure it is fairly ranked. The rank order of jobs will then support the work to design a new pay and grading scheme, which is a separate project, and will make sure that everyone is paid equally for equal work. 

A report has been prepared for General Purposes Committee to update on the progress of job evaluation and gives an indicative timeline for the creation of a new pay and grading scheme for the council.

You can read the full report here below and a summary is provided below.

Timeline for new pay and grading scheme

The timeline below indicates that the first pay under a new scheme could be between October 2023 and April 2024. The timeline is dependent on various factors, including completing job evaluation interviews, which is why estimates are provided at this stage.

The design of a new pay and grading scheme and the various steps that need to be completed to implement the scheme and initiate pay are also outlined below.

Before any changes to payroll are made full consultation with employees and trade unions will take place.

A Job evaluation appeals process is also under development and further information will be provided when this is available.

Further updates will be provided as job evaluation progresses.

Actions		Optimistic estimate end		Realistic estimate end
Job Evaluation
Job interviews		April 2022		July 2022
Checking of job facts		May 2022		October 2022
Rank order of jobs		July 2022		December 2022
Match to benchmarks		December 2022		June 2023
Non-benchmark evaluations		December 2022		June 2023
Pay modelling and costing
Development of model		August 2022		August 2023
Development of new terms and conditions		September 2022		June 2023
Costing exercise		October 2022		July 2023
Equality impact assessment		December 2022		August 2023
Consultation
Formal offer made	March 2023		December 2023
Staff engagement	February 2023		November 2023
TU ballots	February 2023		November 2023
TU acceptance	March 2023		December 2023
Payroll changes
Build and testing	May 2023		January 2024
Parallel running	September 2023		March 2024
First new pay	October 2023		April 2024