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A4. EXPENDITURE ON STAFF
A4.1 Staff costs
A4.1.1 Subject to its delegated levels of authority, the SCRA will ensure that the creation of any additional posts does not incur forward commitments which will exceed its ability to pay for them.
A4.2 Pay and conditions of service
A4.2.1 The staff of the SCRA, whether on permanent or temporary contract, will be subject to levels of remuneration and general terms and conditions of service (including superannuation) which have been approved by the Scottish Ministers.
A4.2.2 The travel expenses of Board members are paid at the Scottish Executive rate.
A4.2.3 The SCRA may operate a performance-related pay scheme. However, the annual aggregate pay budget must be approved by the sponsor Department and must be contained within the sponsor Department's administration budget.
A4.3 Pensions; redundancy/compensation
A4.3.1 The SCRA's staff will normally be eligible for pensions as admitted members of the Falkirk Council Pension Fund.
A4.3.2 Any proposal by the SCRA to move from the existing pension arrangements, or to pay any redundancy or compensation for loss of office, requires consultation with the sponsor Department and where appropriate the agreement of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to promote the necessary amending legislation.
A4.4 Control of staff numbers
A4.4.1 The SCRA's staff costs will be subject to a ceiling approved by the sponsor Department. The ceiling may be varied from time to time to reflect changes in the scale of the SCRA's operations or functions. In such cases the new ceiling will be reflected in the running costs total. The SCRA will submit regular staff returns to the sponsor Department including a profiled assessment of the pay budget amended as necessary to reflect in-year pay settlements. The SCRA will operate a job evaluation and grading policy based on objective criteria and methodology. The SCRA will submit for Departmental approval a policy on establishment controls.
A4.4.2 Within the approved cost ceiling, the SCRA may create and regrade posts up to and including the maxima of the Scottish Executive Band C, Pay Range 1 grade scale except that specific Departmental approval is required for the following:
- any proposal to create a new post, or to regrade a post to/at a level which is not already represented in the staff structure;
- any proposal to regrade a post above and including the maxima of the Scottish Executive Band B, Pay Range 1 grade scale which is the only one at that particular grade within the staff structure;
- any proposal to regrade all posts at a particular grade.
A4.4.3 All proposals involving the creation of new or additional posts above Band C, Pay Range 1 level, or a substantive change of duties among existing posts, require specific Departmental approval.
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